Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Tanzania, 2001–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 15.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Tanzania peaked at 19.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
Tanzania ranks 68th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +69.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +62.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -21.8% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +18.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 15.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 65% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 15.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.0%, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 12.2% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 15.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Tanzania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Tanzania was 15.2% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Tanzania ranks 68th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).