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Youth NEET Rate by African country
Somalia has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training of any African country, at 51%, ahead of Sudan and Mauritania.
Share of youth (15-24) not in employment, education or training. 50 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022.
Latest available year varies by country (2008–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Somalia
Sudan
MauritaniaBy region
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| # | Country | Youth NEET Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 51% | |
| 2 | Sudan | 46.5% | |
| 3 | Mauritania | 44.1% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 4 | Djibouti | 44% | |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 6 | Chad | 42.3% | |
| 7 | Liberia | 39.9% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 8 | Malawi | 39.4% | |
| 9 | Botswana | 38% | |
| 10 | Lesotho | 38% | |
| 11 | Eswatini | 36.5% | |
| 12 | Gambia | 36.5% | |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 36% | |
| 14 | Morocco | 35.3% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 15 | Senegal | 35.2% | |
| 16 | South Africa | 34.6% | |
| 17 | Guinea | 34.3% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 18 | Namibia | 31.9% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.4% ⚠ ’20 | |
| 20 | Mali | 30.1% | |
| 21 | South Sudan | 29.1% ⚠ ’08 | |
| 22 | Cabo Verde | 28% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 23 | Kenya | 27.8% | |
| 24 | Zambia | 26.7% | |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 25.9% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 26 | Angola | 24.9% | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 24.5% | |
| 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% ⚠ ’09 | |
| 34 | Comoros | 21.2% | |
| 35 | Algeria | 21% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 36 | Gabon | 20.2% | |
| 37 | Mozambique | 19.2% | |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.8% | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 17.5% | |
| 40 | Seychelles | 16.9% | |
| 41 | Niger | 15.7% | |
| 42 | Rwanda | 15.3% | |
| 43 | Benin | 14.2% | |
| 44 | Mauritius | 13.9% | |
| 45 | Uganda | 13.8% | |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.2% | |
| 47 | Togo | 13% | |
| 48 | Tanzania | 12.8% | |
| 49 | Nigeria | 11.9% | |
| 50 | Burundi | 11.2% ⚠ ’20 |
Djibouti
Sao Tome and Principe
Chad
Liberia
Malawi
Botswana
Lesotho
Eswatini
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Morocco
Senegal
South Africa
Guinea
Namibia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
South Sudan
Cabo Verde
Kenya
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Angola
Burkina Faso
Madagascar
Ghana
Egypt
Cameroon
Tunisia
Republic of the Congo
Comoros
Algeria
Gabon
Mozambique
Cote d'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Seychelles
Niger
Rwanda
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.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=youth_neet_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Somalia has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa at 51% (2022), followed by Sudan and Mauritania.
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 50 African countries with data, at 11.2% (2020).
How many African countries report Youth NEET Rate data?
50 of 54 African countries have a Youth NEET Rate figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2008–2025). Every value links to its 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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