Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Uganda
Uganda: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 13.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Uganda peaked at 18.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2013.
That places Uganda 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.4% | — |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 13.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 13.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +45.8% | 9.5% | 13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.3% | 15.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Uganda?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Uganda was 13.3% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2013.
- How does Uganda rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Uganda ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).