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

Malawi: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,121 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
1,121
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,121
in 2027
All-time low
455.57
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

02505007501.0k2005201620272005: 455.62006: 474.42007: 492.72008: 506.92009: 520.92010: 537.62011: 556.62012: 595.12013: 632.72014: 680.52015: 736.32016: 796.62017: 861.62018: 861.42019: 8612020: 790.72021: 905.62022: 938.62023: 978.92024: 1.0k2025: 1.1k2026: 1.1k2027: 1.1k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1,121 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi peaked at 1,121 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 455.57, in 2005.

Malawi ranks 50th of 188 countries 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Malawi, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 455.57
2006 474.42 +4.1%
2007 492.66 +3.8%
2008 506.93 +2.9%
2009 520.88 +2.8%
2010 537.63 +3.2%
2011 556.61 +3.5%
2012 595.07 +6.9%
2013 632.73 +6.3%
2014 680.47 +7.5%
2015 736.26 +8.2%
2016 796.65 +8.2%
2017 861.58 +8.2%
2018 861.44 -0.0%
2019 861.01 -0.0%
2020 790.73 -8.2%
2021 905.64 +14.5%
2022 938.65 +3.6%
2023 978.91 +4.3%
2024 1,016 +3.8%
2025 1,052 +3.6%
2026 1,087 +3.3%
2027 1,121 +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 490.09 455.57 520.88 5
2010s 711.95 537.63 861.58 10
2020s 986.28 790.73 1,121 8

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 47 Argentina 1,173 compare
  2. 48 Zimbabwe 1,164 compare
  3. 49 Thailand 1,147 compare
  4. 51 France 1,099 compare
  5. 52 Guinea 1,086 compare
  6. 53 Niger 1,014 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malawi was 1,121 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1,121 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 455.57 in 2005.
How does Malawi rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Malawi ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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.