NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income
Africa: Low income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 34,508 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income is 34,508, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income peaked at 34,508 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 14,147, in 2005.
That places Africa: Low income 18th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14,147 | — |
| 2006 | 14,561 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 15,029 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 15,521 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 15,903 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16,361 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16,691 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 17,799 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 18,224 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 19,622 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 20,845 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 22,748 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 24,195 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 25,607 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 27,172 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 28,836 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 29,548 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 29,910 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 30,958 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 31,819 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 32,704 | +2.8% |
| 2026 | 33,593 | +2.7% |
| 2027 | 34,508 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,032 | 14,147 | 15,903 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20,926 | 16,361 | 27,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,484 | 28,836 | 34,508 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Low income
- 15 South Africa 3,772 compare
- 16 Iraq 3,656 compare
- 17 Mexico 3,593 compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,359 compare
- 19 Philippines 2,945 compare
- 20 Türkiye 2,884 compare
- 21 Kenya 2,542 compare
More work & labour data for Africa: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 261,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 132,381 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.44 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.7 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,521 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,148 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.48 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.3 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Low income was 34,508 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 34,508 in 2027.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,147 in 2005.
- How does Africa: Low income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Africa: Low income ranks 18th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa: Low income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.