Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 34.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 34.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 34.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.6% | — |
| 2006 | 32.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | +0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 34.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 34.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.4% | 32.1% | 32.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.6% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.9% | 34.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eswatini?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Eswatini was 34.1% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).