Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 18.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Seychelles, 2019–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Seychelles stood at 18.7%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 28th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.3% | — |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 18.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 18.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.3%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 18.0% | 29.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Seychelles?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Seychelles was 18.7% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Seychelles ranks 28th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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).