Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 50.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 50.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 54.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2017.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54.7% | — |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 50.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 50.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 53.0% | 54.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 48.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.8% | 50.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Sao Tome and Principe was 50.4% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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).