Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 29.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde stood at 29.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde peaked at 35.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.4% | — |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 29.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 29.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.9% | 35.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 58 Ghana 29.9% compare
- 59 Lebanon 29.8% compare
- 60 East Timor 29.4% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 29.1% compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.8% compare
- 64 Haiti 28.1% compare
More work & labour data for Cape Verde
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 176.12 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.01 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 233.52 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 12.15 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.59 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 29,137 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 13,162 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 50.08 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.57 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cape Verde was 29.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Cape Verde ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).