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

Mozambique: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,491 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
1,491
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
36th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,491
in 2027
All-time low
733.51
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

05001.0k1.5k2005201620272005: 733.52006: 748.82007: 763.82008: 782.22009: 806.32010: 826.52011: 854.92012: 883.72013: 909.62014: 940.42015: 973.12016: 1.0k2017: 1.0k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.2k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.3k2024: 1.3k2025: 1.4k2026: 1.4k2027: 1.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 1,491 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 3.6% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mozambique peaked at 1,491 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 733.51, in 2005.

That places Mozambique 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Mozambique, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 733.51
2006 748.76 +2.1%
2007 763.83 +2.0%
2008 782.19 +2.4%
2009 806.25 +3.1%
2010 826.45 +2.5%
2011 854.93 +3.4%
2012 883.74 +3.4%
2013 909.62 +2.9%
2014 940.44 +3.4%
2015 973.11 +3.5%
2016 1,007 +3.5%
2017 1,040 +3.3%
2018 1,074 +3.3%
2019 1,105 +2.9%
2020 1,171 +5.9%
2021 1,197 +2.2%
2022 1,268 +5.9%
2023 1,298 +2.4%
2024 1,343 +3.5%
2025 1,391 +3.5%
2026 1,440 +3.5%
2027 1,491 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 766.91 733.51 806.25 5
2010s 961.53 826.45 1,105 10
2020s 1,325 1,171 1,491 8

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 33 Vietnam 1,614 compare
  2. 34 Uganda 1,540 compare
  3. 35 Mali 1,529 compare
  4. 37 Algeria 1,476 compare
  5. 38 Cameroon 1,467 compare
  6. 39 Myanmar 1,444 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mozambique?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Mozambique was 1,491 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 1,491 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 733.51 in 2005.
How does Mozambique rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Mozambique ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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.