Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia
Namibia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 31.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia, 1994–2018
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia is 31.9%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia peaked at 33.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1994.
Namibia ranks 8th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25.0% | — |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -5.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 31.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 31.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.9%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Namibia was 31.9% in 2018, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1994.
- How does Namibia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Namibia ranks 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). 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).