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

Zambia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1,186 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,186
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
10th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1,209
in 2023
All-time low
980.93
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Zambia, 2017–2024

02505007501.0k1.2k2017202020242017: 980.92019: 1.2k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.1k2023: 1.2k2024: 1.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 1,186 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

That places Zambia 10th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Zambia, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 980.93
2019 1,160 +18.2%
2020 1,118 -3.6%
2021 1,157 +3.5%
2022 1,106 -4.4%
2023 1,209 +9.3%
2024 1,186 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,070 980.93 1,160 2
2020s 1,155 1,106 1,209 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 7 Ghana 1,601 compare
  2. 8 Tanzania 1,462 compare
  3. 9 United Kingdom 1,189 compare
  4. 11 Uganda 1,173 compare
  5. 12 Zimbabwe 994.23 compare
  6. 13 France 957.75 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 1,186 in 2024, 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 1,209 in 2023.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 980.93 in 2017.
How does Zambia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Zambia ranks 10th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
Last refreshed

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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.