Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo
Congo: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 29.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Congo recorded 29.4% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo peaked at 30.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2015.
Congo ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.9% | — |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 29.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 29.4% 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 | 29.9% | 29.8% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.1% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.1% compare
- 32 Samoa 30.1% compare
- 33 Central African Republic 29.9% compare
- 35 Gabon 29.4% compare
- 36 Zambia 29.1% compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 29.0% compare
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Congo was 29.4% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Congo ranks 34th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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).