Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Benin
Benin: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Benin, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Benin recorded 14.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Benin peaked at 17.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2022.
That places Benin 120th 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.7% | — |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 14.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Benin?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Benin was 14.4% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Benin ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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).