Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 30.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 31.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2005.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 31st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 30.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 30.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 20.6% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.1% | 31.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 30.1% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2005.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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).