Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 13.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2022.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 13.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 13.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.2% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea-Bissau was 13.6% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).