Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Namibia
Namibia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 30.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Namibia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 30.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Namibia peaked at 33.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2010.
Namibia ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.4% | — |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 30.7% | +0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 30.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 30.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.5% | 31.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Namibia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Namibia was 30.7% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2010.
- How does Namibia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).