Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 50.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Djibouti, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 50.0% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Djibouti peaked at 52.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2025.
Djibouti ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.5% | — |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 50.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 50.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 52.1% | 52.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 50.9% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 50.0% | 51.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 1 Afghanistan 55.7% compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 50.4% compare
- 4 Sudan 46.5% compare
- 5 Yemen 46.0% compare
- 6 Somalia 43.6% compare
More work & labour data for Djibouti
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0663 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0578 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9653 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6901 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,107 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 200.16 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 940.38 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 901.16 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,842 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Djibouti?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Djibouti was 50.0% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2025.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Djibouti ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti 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).