NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income

Africa: Lower-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 33,216 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
33,216
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
20th
of 87 groups
All-time high
33,216
in 2027
All-time low
21,589
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201620272005: 21.6k2006: 21.9k2007: 22.0k2008: 22.3k2009: 22.5k2010: 23.5k2011: 23.9k2012: 24.2k2013: 24.1k2014: 24.4k2015: 25.3k2016: 25.7k2017: 26.2k2018: 27.1k2019: 28.1k2020: 29.5k2021: 29.3k2022: 29.4k2023: 29.2k2024: 30.3k2025: 31.3k2026: 32.3k2027: 33.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Africa: Lower-middle income recorded 33,216 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 33,216 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 21,589, in 2005.

Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 20th of 87 groups on this measure, 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: Lower-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Africa: Lower-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 21,589
2006 21,932 +1.6%
2007 22,002 +0.3%
2008 22,296 +1.3%
2009 22,535 +1.1%
2010 23,543 +4.5%
2011 23,855 +1.3%
2012 24,151 +1.2%
2013 24,097 -0.2%
2014 24,371 +1.1%
2015 25,343 +4.0%
2016 25,703 +1.4%
2017 26,249 +2.1%
2018 27,066 +3.1%
2019 28,056 +3.7%
2020 29,544 +5.3%
2021 29,348 -0.7%
2022 29,387 +0.1%
2023 29,243 -0.5%
2024 30,350 +3.8%
2025 31,304 +3.1%
2026 32,260 +3.1%
2027 33,216 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22,071 21,589 22,535 5
2010s 25,243 23,543 28,056 10
2020s 30,581 29,243 33,216 8

Countries ranked near Africa: Lower-middle income

  1. 17 Mexico 3,593 compare
  2. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,359 compare
  3. 19 Philippines 2,945 compare
  4. 20 Türkiye 2,884 compare
  5. 21 Kenya 2,542 compare
  6. 22 Morocco 2,083 compare
  7. 23 Angola 2,041 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Lower-middle income was 33,216 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 33,216 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 21,589 in 2005.
How does Africa: Lower-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 20th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Africa: Lower-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa: Lower-middle 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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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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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.