NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 576.34 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 576.34 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone peaked at 576.34 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 308.36, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 308.36 | — |
| 2006 | 320.59 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 333.24 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 347.47 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 363.8 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 378.61 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 392.84 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 406.43 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 419.02 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 443.01 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 455.07 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 461.81 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 469.02 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 475.52 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 489.64 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 507.43 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 517.63 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 528.02 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 538.68 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 549.46 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 559.11 | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 568.06 | +1.6% |
| 2027 | 576.34 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 334.69 | 308.36 | 363.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 439.1 | 378.61 | 489.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 543.09 | 507.43 | 576.34 | 8 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1389 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.091 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,725 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,247 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,103 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,934 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Sierra Leone was 576.34 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 576.34 in 2027.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 308.36 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Sierra Leone ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.