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

Zambia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,406 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
1,406
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
41st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1,406
in 2027
All-time low
949.59
in 2008
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

05001.0k1.5k2005201620272005: 972.42006: 967.92007: 959.92008: 949.62009: 1.0k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.1k2012: 1.0k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.1k2017: 1.1k2018: 1.2k2019: 1.2k2020: 1.2k2021: 1.3k2022: 1.2k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.3k2025: 1.3k2026: 1.4k2027: 1.4k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 1,406 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia peaked at 1,406 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 949.59, in 2008.

That places Zambia 41st 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Zambia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 972.44
2006 967.94 -0.5%
2007 959.94 -0.8%
2008 949.59 -1.1%
2009 1,019 +7.3%
2010 1,090 +7.0%
2011 1,071 -1.7%
2012 1,048 -2.2%
2013 1,065 +1.6%
2014 1,083 +1.7%
2015 1,105 +2.0%
2016 1,126 +1.9%
2017 1,149 +2.0%
2018 1,193 +3.8%
2019 1,220 +2.3%
2020 1,202 -1.5%
2021 1,254 +4.3%
2022 1,214 -3.3%
2023 1,235 +1.8%
2024 1,279 +3.6%
2025 1,323 +3.4%
2026 1,365 +3.2%
2027 1,406 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 973.76 949.59 1,019 5
2010s 1,115 1,048 1,220 10
2020s 1,285 1,202 1,406 8

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 38 Cameroon 1,467 compare
  2. 39 Myanmar 1,444 compare
  3. 40 Senegal 1,432 compare
  4. 42 Peru 1,365 compare
  5. 43 Burkina Faso 1,352 compare
  6. 44 Cote d'Ivoire 1,351 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia was 1,406 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 1,406 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 949.59 in 2008.
How does Zambia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Zambia ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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.