Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Niger
Niger: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 16.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Niger, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Niger recorded 16.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Niger peaked at 25.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2022.
That places Niger 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.9% | — |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 16.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 16.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.4% | 22.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 19.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 21.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 105 Myanmar 16.3% compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.2% compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 16.2% compare
- 109 Mexico 16.0% compare
- 110 Kuwait 15.6% compare
- 111 Bangladesh 15.6% compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Niger?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Niger was 16.1% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Niger ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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).