Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Madagascar, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Madagascar stood at 24.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 24.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2012.
Madagascar ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.3% | — |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 24.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 24.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4265 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4632 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 31,158 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,645 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 43,120 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 42,221 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 85,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Madagascar?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Madagascar was 24.4% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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).