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
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.