Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eritrea, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eritrea is 18.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eritrea peaked at 18.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2007.
That places Eritrea 63rd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.9% | — |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 18.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 18.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.0% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 60 French Polynesia 18.7% compare
- 61 Madagascar 18.6% compare
- 62 Lebanon 18.4% compare
- 64 Montenegro 17.5% compare
- 65 Bhutan 17.4% compare
- 66 Armenia 17.4% compare
More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.291 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0037 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,776 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,830 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eritrea?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eritrea was 18.3% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2007.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Eritrea ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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).