NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 22,143 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
22,143
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
26th
of 87 groups
All-time high
22,143
in 2027
All-time low
10,667
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa, 2005–2027

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2005201620272005: 10.7k2006: 10.8k2007: 11.0k2008: 11.2k2009: 11.6k2010: 12.0k2011: 12.1k2012: 12.6k2013: 12.7k2014: 13.4k2015: 14.1k2016: 14.8k2017: 15.8k2018: 16.7k2019: 17.7k2020: 18.5k2021: 19.0k2022: 19.5k2023: 19.9k2024: 20.5k2025: 21.1k2026: 21.6k2027: 22.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa is 22,143, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa peaked at 22,143 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 10,667, in 2005.

Eastern Africa ranks 26th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Africa, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 10,667
2006 10,793 +1.2%
2007 10,990 +1.8%
2008 11,236 +2.2%
2009 11,582 +3.1%
2010 11,981 +3.5%
2011 12,108 +1.1%
2012 12,634 +4.3%
2013 12,655 +0.2%
2014 13,441 +6.2%
2015 14,102 +4.9%
2016 14,834 +5.2%
2017 15,822 +6.7%
2018 16,734 +5.8%
2019 17,740 +6.0%
2020 18,526 +4.4%
2021 19,048 +2.8%
2022 19,461 +2.2%
2023 19,892 +2.2%
2024 20,489 +3.0%
2025 21,068 +2.8%
2026 21,596 +2.5%
2027 22,143 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,054 10,667 11,582 5
2010s 14,205 11,981 17,740 10
2020s 20,278 18,526 22,143 8

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 23 Angola 2,041 compare
  2. 24 Syrian Arab Republic 2,016 compare
  3. 25 Russian Federation 1,988 compare
  4. 26 Ghana 1,940 compare
  5. 27 Colombia 1,856 compare
  6. 28 Somalia 1,744 compare
  7. 29 Nepal 1,724 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Africa was 22,143 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 22,143 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10,667 in 2005.
How does Eastern Africa rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Eastern Africa ranks 26th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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.