Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 33.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sierra Leone, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 33.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sierra Leone peaked at 33.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.1% | — |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 33.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.8%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 33.1% 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 | 31.0% | 30.1% | 31.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 32.2% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.1% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More work & labour data for Sierra Leone
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1389 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.091 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2881 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,725 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,247 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,103 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 7,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 15,934 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sierra Leone?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Sierra Leone was 33.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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).