Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 9.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 9.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nigeria peaked at 11.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.0% | — |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 9.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 9.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More work & labour data for Nigeria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0025 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0591 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3624 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 287,130 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 123,508 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 237,227 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 239,521 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 476,748 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nigeria?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Nigeria was 9.4% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Nigeria ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).