NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Zambia
Zambia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 1,699 in 2024. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Zambia, 2012–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Zambia is 1,699, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Zambia peaked at 2,152 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 966.07, in 2014.
That places Zambia 28th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,068 | — |
| 2014 | 966.07 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 2,152 | +122.7% |
| 2017 | 1,377 | -36.0% |
| 2018 | 1,625 | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 1,673 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,629 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,660 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,636 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,765 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1,699 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,477 | 966.07 | 2,152 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,678 | 1,629 | 1,765 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Zambia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in Zambia was 1,699 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,152 in 2015.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 966.07 in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- Zambia ranks 28th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.