Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 24.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ethiopia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 24.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ethiopia peaked at 25.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2010.
That places Ethiopia 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.6% | — |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 24.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.8%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 24.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.5% | 25.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ethiopia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Ethiopia was 24.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).