Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Somalia
Somalia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 37.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 37.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Somalia peaked at 38.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.6% | — |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 37.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.7%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 37.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 37.7% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.3% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.4% | 37.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More work & labour data for Somalia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4323 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4971 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7917 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 22,865 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,986 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 34,351 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,013 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 67,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Somalia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Somalia was 37.4% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Somalia ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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).