NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,352 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
1,352
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
43rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,352
in 2027
All-time low
661.53
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso, 2005–2027

05001.0k1.5k2005201620272005: 661.52006: 671.72007: 688.12008: 713.32009: 740.82010: 766.52011: 793.52012: 823.52013: 860.92014: 901.62015: 947.62016: 992.52017: 1.0k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.0k2020: 1.0k2021: 1.0k2022: 1.0k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.2k2025: 1.3k2026: 1.3k2027: 1.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso is 1,352, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,352 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 661.53, in 2005.

Burkina Faso ranks 43rd of 188 countries 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 Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Burkina Faso, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 661.53
2006 671.7 +1.5%
2007 688.06 +2.4%
2008 713.29 +3.7%
2009 740.78 +3.9%
2010 766.54 +3.5%
2011 793.48 +3.5%
2012 823.52 +3.8%
2013 860.86 +4.5%
2014 901.59 +4.7%
2015 947.56 +5.1%
2016 992.45 +4.7%
2017 1,039 +4.7%
2018 1,089 +4.7%
2019 1,004 -7.8%
2020 1,022 +1.8%
2021 1,010 -1.2%
2022 1,003 -0.7%
2023 1,172 +16.9%
2024 1,212 +3.4%
2025 1,258 +3.8%
2026 1,305 +3.7%
2027 1,352 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 695.07 661.53 740.78 5
2010s 921.84 766.54 1,089 10
2020s 1,167 1,003 1,352 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 40 Senegal 1,432 compare
  2. 41 Zambia 1,406 compare
  3. 42 Peru 1,365 compare
  4. 44 Côte d'Ivoire 1,351 compare
  5. 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1,269 compare
  6. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,238 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Burkina Faso was 1,352 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1,352 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 661.53 in 2005.
How does Burkina Faso rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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
Last refreshed

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.