Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Comoros
Comoros: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Comoros, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 23.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Comoros peaked at 34.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2021.
Comoros ranks 87th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.1% | — |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 23.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 23.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 33.1% | 34.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 25.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 24.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Comoros?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Comoros was 23.2% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2021.
- How does Comoros rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Comoros ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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).