Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 16.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 16.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 17.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2011.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.7% | — |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.5% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 10 Vanuatu 30.8% compare
- 11 South Sudan 30.5% compare
- 12 Sudan 30.1% compare
- 13 Barbados 30.1% compare
- 14 Afghanistan 28.7% compare
- 15 East Timor 28.6% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 16.5% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).