Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Burundi
Burundi: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 14.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Burundi, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 14.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Burundi peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 94th 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 Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.8% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Burundi?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Burundi was 14.2% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Burundi ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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).