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Youth NEET Rate by African country
Djibouti has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training of any African country, at 51%, ahead of Somalia and Sudan.
Share of youth (15-24) not in employment, education or training. 49 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017.
Djibouti
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Full ranking
| # | Country | Youth NEET Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 51% | |
| 2 | Somalia | 51% | |
| 3 | Sudan | 46.5% | |
| 4 | Mauritania | 44.1% | |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% | |
| 6 | Chad | 42.3% | |
| 7 | Liberia | 39.9% | |
| 8 | Gambia | 39.8% | |
| 9 | Malawi | 39.4% | |
| 10 | Botswana | 38% | |
| 11 | Lesotho | 38% | |
| 12 | Eswatini | 36.5% | |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 36% | |
| 14 | Morocco | 35.3% | |
| 15 | Senegal | 35.2% | |
| 16 | South Africa | 34.6% | |
| 17 | Guinea | 34.3% | |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 33.2% | |
| 19 | Namibia | 31.9% | |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.4% | |
| 21 | Mali | 30.1% | |
| 22 | South Sudan | 29.1% | |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 28% | |
| 24 | Kenya | 27.8% | |
| 25 | Zambia | 26.7% | |
| 26 | Rwanda | 25.9% | |
| 27 | Angola | 24.6% | |
| 28 | Madagascar | 24.3% | |
| 29 | Ghana | 23.9% | |
| 30 | Egypt | 23.8% | |
| 31 | Cameroon | 23.2% | |
| 32 | Tunisia | 22.6% | |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 22.3% | |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 21.6% | |
| 35 | Comoros | 21.2% | |
| 36 | Algeria | 21% | |
| 37 | Mozambique | 19.2% | |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.8% | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 17.5% | |
| 40 | Seychelles | 16.9% | |
| 41 | Niger | 15.7% | |
| 42 | Benin | 14.2% | |
| 43 | Mauritius | 13.9% | |
| 44 | Uganda | 13.8% | |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.2% | |
| 46 | Togo | 13% | |
| 47 | Tanzania | 12.8% | |
| 48 | Nigeria | 11.9% | |
| 49 | Burundi | 11.2% |
Mauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Chad
Liberia
Gambia
Malawi
Botswana
Lesotho
Eswatini
Zimbabwe
Morocco
Senegal
South Africa
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Namibia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
South Sudan
Cabo Verde
Kenya
Zambia
Rwanda
Angola
Madagascar
Ghana
Egypt
Cameroon
Tunisia
Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Comoros
Algeria
Mozambique
Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Seychelles
Niger
Benin
Mauritius
Uganda
Guinea-Bissau
Togo
Tanzania
Nigeria
BurundiGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Youth NEET Rate figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Djibouti has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa at 51% (2017), followed by Somalia and Sudan.
Which African country has the lowest share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Burundi has the lowest share of youth not in employment, education or training of the 49 African countries with data, at 11.2% (2020).
How many African countries report Youth NEET Rate data?
49 of 54 African countries have a recent Youth NEET Rate figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=youth_neet_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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