Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Liberia
Liberia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 18.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 18.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Liberia peaked at 18.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2014.
Liberia ranks 110th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.7% | — |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 18.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.8%, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 18.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Liberia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Liberia was 18.8% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2014.
- How does Liberia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Liberia ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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).