Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 17.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Seychelles, 2019–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 17.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
That places Seychelles 52nd out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.8% | — |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | +5.1% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 17.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 17.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.0%, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 16.9% | 26.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Seychelles?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Seychelles was 17.8% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2024.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Seychelles ranks 52nd out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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).