Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia
Zambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia, 2008–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia stood at 22.0%.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia peaked at 35.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2008.
That places Zambia 19th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.2% | — |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +287.8% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | -13.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 22.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 22.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 23.2% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 22.0% | 26.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 16 Tunisia 24.4% compare
- 17 New Caledonia 23.7% compare
- 18 Angola 23.6% compare
- 20 Ghana 21.5% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 21.0% compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 19.9% compare
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Zambia was 22.0% in 2024, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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).