Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central stood at 14.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central peaked at 15.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2005.
That places Africa Western and Central 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.0% | — |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 16 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 17 Namibia 28.1% compare
- 18 Samoa 27.8% compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.4% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 27.2% compare
- 21 Senegal 26.9% compare
- 22 Syria 26.6% compare
More work & labour data for Africa Western and Central
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Africa Western and Central was 14.5% 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, male (% of) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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, male (% of male 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).