Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 21.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 21.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2014.
That places Equatorial Guinea 48th out of 187 countries 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.3% | — |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 21.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.9% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.6% | 21.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4415 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Equatorial Guinea was 21.3% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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).