Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 23.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Zimbabwe peaked at 26.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.2% | — |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +0.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 23.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 23.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 11.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 34 Papua New Guinea 24.5% compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 24.4% compare
- 36 Yemen 24.2% compare
- 38 Tonga 23.5% compare
- 39 Angola 23.4% compare
- 40 New Caledonia 23.1% compare
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Zimbabwe?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Zimbabwe was 23.9% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).