Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea
Guinea: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 33.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea, 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 Guinea is 33.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea peaked at 34.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2005.
That places Guinea 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.5% | — |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 33.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 33.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 23.5% | 24.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 24.2% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.8% | 34.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 19 Pakistan 34.4% compare
- 20 Syrian Arab Republic 34.4% compare
- 21 South Sudan 34.1% compare
- 23 Morocco 32.6% compare
- 24 Honduras 30.8% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 30.8% compare
More work & labour data for Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0475 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1075 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4809 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 14,400 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,452 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,208 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,799 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 32,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Guinea was 33.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Guinea ranks 22nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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).