Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 25.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cote d'Ivoire, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 25.3% 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 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 37.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2023.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 77th 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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.7% | — |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 25.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 25.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 29.3% | 29.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 28.5% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 25.0% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More work & labour data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Cote d'Ivoire was 25.3% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2023.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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).