Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 36.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 36.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Eswatini peaked at 39.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.8% | — |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 36.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 36.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 38.4% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 34.4% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 34.4% | 36.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Eswatini?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Eswatini was 36.7% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).