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
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ethiopia, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 9 United States of America 5,460 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
- 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
- 13 Sudan 4,723 compare
- 14 Yemen 3,872 compare
- 15 South Africa 3,772 compare
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
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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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.