Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola
Angola: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola stood at 24.8%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola peaked at 30.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2021.
That places Angola 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.2% | — |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 24.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 24.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 22.9% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 21.6% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 51 Equatorial Guinea 25.1% compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 24.9% compare
- 53 Egypt 24.8% compare
- 55 Belize 24.8% compare
- 56 Madagascar 24.4% compare
- 57 Maldives 24.3% compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Angola was 24.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2021.
- How does Angola rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Angola ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).