NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 5,103 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
5,103
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
5,103
in 2027
All-time low
1,557
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2005201620272005: 1.6k2006: 1.6k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.8k2010: 1.9k2011: 2.0k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.4k2015: 2.7k2016: 3.0k2017: 3.3k2018: 3.6k2019: 3.9k2020: 4.4k2021: 4.6k2022: 4.6k2023: 4.7k2024: 4.8k2025: 4.9k2026: 5.0k2027: 5.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 5,103 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia peaked at 5,103 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 1,557, in 2005.

Ethiopia ranks 12th 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 1,557
2006 1,602 +2.9%
2007 1,669 +4.2%
2008 1,748 +4.7%
2009 1,830 +4.7%
2010 1,897 +3.7%
2011 1,985 +4.6%
2012 2,075 +4.6%
2013 2,160 +4.1%
2014 2,439 +12.9%
2015 2,700 +10.7%
2016 2,982 +10.4%
2017 3,275 +9.8%
2018 3,582 +9.4%
2019 3,882 +8.4%
2020 4,380 +12.8%
2021 4,574 +4.4%
2022 4,582 +0.2%
2023 4,656 +1.6%
2024 4,770 +2.4%
2025 4,890 +2.5%
2026 5,002 +2.3%
2027 5,103 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,681 1,557 1,830 5
2010s 2,698 1,897 3,882 10
2020s 4,745 4,380 5,103 8

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 9 United States of America 5,460 compare
  2. 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
  3. 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
  4. 13 Sudan 4,723 compare
  5. 14 Yemen 3,872 compare
  6. 15 South Africa 3,772 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 Ethiopia?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia was 5,103 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 5,103 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,557 in 2005.
How does Ethiopia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.