Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Benin
Benin: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 11.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Benin, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Benin peaked at 13.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2005.
Benin ranks 116th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.8% | — |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | +0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 12.2% compare
- 114 Sri Lanka 12.1% compare
- 115 El Salvador 12.0% compare
- 117 Estonia 11.8% compare
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 11.5% compare
- 119 United States 11.3% compare
More work & labour data for Benin
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.395 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3247 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 15,661 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,269 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,967 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,620 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 39,588 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Benin?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Benin was 11.9% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Benin ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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).