Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda
Rwanda: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 15.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and up 196.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda peaked at 29.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2014.
That places Rwanda 61st out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.2% | — |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +396.1% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | -40.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 15.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.1%, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 15.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.9%, 64% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 5.2% | 28.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 15.3% | 29.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Rwanda was 15.3% in 2025, 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2014.
- How does Rwanda rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).