Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 27.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 27.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 28.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2005.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.6% | — |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 27.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 27.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.7% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.4% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 27.4% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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).