Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Gabon
Gabon: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 33.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Gabon, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Gabon is 33.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Gabon peaked at 36.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 36.1% | — |
| 2006 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 33.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 33.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 36.1% | 36.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 33.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 32.8% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More work & labour data for Gabon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6403 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4321 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,339 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 176.73 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,488 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,415 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,903 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Gabon?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Gabon was 33.3% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Gabon ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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).