Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cape Verde, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cape Verde is 28.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cape Verde peaked at 35.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.7% | — |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 28.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 28.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 28.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More work & labour data for Cape Verde
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 176.12 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.01 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 233.52 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 12.15 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.59 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 29,137 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 13,162 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 50.08 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.57 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cape Verde?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cape Verde was 28.2% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Cape Verde ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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).