Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female was 20.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Tanzania, 2001–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Tanzania is 20.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Tanzania peaked at 26.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2008.
Tanzania ranks 57th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.8% | — |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +102.5% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +67.1% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +14.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 20.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.2%, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 20.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 13.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 15.7% | 26.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 20.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Tanzania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Tanzania was 20.2% in 2025, 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Tanzania ranks 57th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).