Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 46.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti stood at 46.5%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Djibouti peaked at 49.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2025.
That places Djibouti 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49.4% | — |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 46.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 46.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.2%, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.5% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.5% | 48.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Djibouti?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Djibouti was 46.5% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Djibouti ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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).