Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Niger
Niger: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 15.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Niger, 2011–2022
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 Niger is 15.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Niger peaked at 68.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2022.
Niger ranks 58th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19.4% | — |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +172.5% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -64.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -35.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 15.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.1%, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Niger's 15.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.9%, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.4% | 19.4% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 55 Saudi Arabia 16.4%
- 56 Mexico 16.2% compare
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 15.8% compare
- 59 Bangladesh 15.4% compare
- 60 Bhutan 15.3% compare
- 61 Rwanda 15.3% compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Niger?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Niger was 15.7% in 2022, 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Niger ranks 58th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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).