Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Namibia
Namibia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 29.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Namibia, 1994–2018
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 29.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Namibia peaked at 29.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1994.
That places Namibia 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 20.4% | — |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +4.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 29.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 29.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 25.9% | 29.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 3 Botswana 37.8% compare
- 4 South Africa 33.6% compare
- 5 Malawi 32.8% compare
- 7 Kosovo 29.1% compare
- 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 29.1% compare
- 9 East Timor 29.1% compare
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Namibia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Namibia was 29.4% in 2018, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1994.
- How does Namibia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Namibia ranks 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).