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

Africa: Upper-middle income: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 6,152 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
6,152
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
48th
of 87 groups
All-time high
6,945
in 2005
All-time low
5,203
in 2018
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201620272005: 6.9k2006: 6.7k2007: 6.7k2008: 6.5k2009: 6.4k2010: 6.3k2011: 6.2k2012: 5.9k2013: 5.7k2014: 5.6k2015: 5.4k2016: 5.3k2017: 5.2k2018: 5.2k2019: 5.3k2020: 5.4k2021: 5.4k2022: 5.7k2023: 5.6k2024: 5.8k2025: 5.9k2026: 6.0k2027: 6.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Upper-middle income is 6,152, measured in 2027.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 6,945 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5,203, in 2018.

Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 48th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 6,945
2006 6,725 -3.2%
2007 6,674 -0.8%
2008 6,532 -2.1%
2009 6,413 -1.8%
2010 6,294 -1.9%
2011 6,241 -0.8%
2012 5,870 -5.9%
2013 5,672 -3.4%
2014 5,626 -0.8%
2015 5,383 -4.3%
2016 5,309 -1.4%
2017 5,209 -1.9%
2018 5,203 -0.1%
2019 5,273 +1.3%
2020 5,384 +2.1%
2021 5,422 +0.7%
2022 5,679 +4.7%
2023 5,589 -1.6%
2024 5,755 +3.0%
2025 5,874 +2.1%
2026 6,007 +2.3%
2027 6,152 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,658 6,413 6,945 5
2010s 5,608 5,203 6,294 10
2020s 5,733 5,384 6,152 8

Countries ranked near Africa: Upper-middle income

  1. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,269 compare
  2. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,238 compare
  3. 47 Argentina 1,173 compare
  4. 48 Zimbabwe 1,164 compare
  5. 49 Thailand 1,147 compare
  6. 50 Malawi 1,121 compare
  7. 51 France 1,099 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Upper-middle income?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Africa: Upper-middle income was 6,152 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 6,945 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 5,203 in 2018.
How does Africa: Upper-middle income rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 48th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Africa: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Africa: Upper-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.