Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Zambia
Zambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 26.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Zambia, 2008–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 26.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Zambia peaked at 41.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2008.
Zambia ranks 17th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.9% | — |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +219.7% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -29.1% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -7.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 26.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 26.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.3% | 41.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 26.7% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 14 Timor-Leste 29.1% compare
- 15 Honduras 29.0% compare
- 16 Pakistan 28.5% compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 25.8% compare
- 19 India 25.6% compare
- 20 Saint Lucia 25.5% compare
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Zambia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Zambia was 26.7% in 2024, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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).