Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Senegal
Senegal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 35.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Senegal, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 35.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Senegal peaked at 36.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2011.
That places Senegal 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.1% | — |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 35.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 35.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 29.9% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 29.9% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 30.6% | 35.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More work & labour data for Senegal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.335 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3759 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3778 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,943 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,088 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,953 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,014 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Senegal?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Senegal was 35.3% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).