Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Guinea
Guinea: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 42.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Guinea, 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 Guinea stood at 42.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Guinea peaked at 43.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2005.
That places Guinea 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.5% | — |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 42.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 42.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 34.5% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.4% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.5% | 43.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Guinea?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Guinea was 42.7% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Guinea ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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).