Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger
Niger: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 22.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger, 2011–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2022, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger stood at 22.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.6% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger peaked at 77.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2022.
That places Niger 50th out of 123 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30.6% | — |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +111.2% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -54.3% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -37.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 22.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.5%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Niger's 22.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 84% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.9% | 30.6% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Niger was 22.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Niger ranks 50th out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).