NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 6,927 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6,927 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 3.4% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 6,927 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 2,017, in 2005.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,017 | — |
| 2006 | 2,149 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2,283 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 2,395 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2,532 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 2,683 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 2,849 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3,013 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,113 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3,197 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3,285 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,758 | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 4,254 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 4,721 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 5,173 | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 5,770 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 5,895 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 5,933 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,085 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 6,284 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 6,486 | +3.2% |
| 2026 | 6,698 | +3.3% |
| 2027 | 6,927 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,275 | 2,017 | 2,532 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,605 | 2,683 | 5,173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,260 | 5,770 | 6,927 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6,927 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,927 in 2027.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,017 in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.