Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Angola
Angola: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 23.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Angola, 2004–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Angola recorded 23.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Angola peaked at 26.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2011.
That places Angola 18th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.4% | — |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -62.4% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +222.3% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | +2.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 23.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Angola's 23.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.3% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 7.6% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 20.9% | 26.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Angola?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Angola was 23.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2011.
- How does Angola rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Angola ranks 18th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). 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).