NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cameroon
Cameroon: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,467 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cameroon, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cameroon is 1,467, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cameroon peaked at 1,467 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 436.67, in 2007.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 188 countries 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 451.41 | — |
| 2006 | 446.8 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 436.67 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 488.07 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 541.45 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 594.33 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 631.56 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 666.49 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 700.56 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 745.94 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 797.22 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 876.22 | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 934.29 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 990.41 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1,061 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1,152 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1,222 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 1,256 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,298 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1,340 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1,382 | +3.1% |
| 2026 | 1,425 | +3.1% |
| 2027 | 1,467 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 472.88 | 436.67 | 541.45 | 5 |
| 2010s | 799.75 | 594.33 | 1,061 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,318 | 1,152 | 1,467 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cameroon?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cameroon was 1,467 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,467 in 2027.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 436.67 in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.