Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tanzania, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 11.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tanzania peaked at 15.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2006.
Tanzania ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 11.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 11.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 41% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.0% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More work & labour data for Tanzania
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,078 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 83.66 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 36,231 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 8,562 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,584 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 82.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tanzania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tanzania was 11.1% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Tanzania ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).