Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Gambia
Gambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 39.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Gambia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 39.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Gambia peaked at 39.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2018.
That places Gambia 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.9% | — |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.8% | -0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 39.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 39.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.9% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 33.6% | 39.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More work & labour data for Gambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Gambia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Gambia was 39.8% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Gambia ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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).