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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 44%, ahead of Malawi and Botswana.
Share of youth (15-24) not in employment, education or training. 22 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Djibouti
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BotswanaBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Youth NEET Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 44% | |
| 2 | Malawi | 39.4% | |
| 3 | Botswana | 38% | |
| 4 | Lesotho | 38% | |
| 5 | Eswatini | 36.5% | |
| 6 | Gambia | 36.5% | |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 36% | |
| 8 | Senegal | 35.2% | |
| 9 | South Africa | 34.6% | |
| 10 | Mali | 30.1% | |
| 11 | Zambia | 26.7% | |
| 12 | Angola | 24.9% | |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 24.5% | |
| 14 | Ghana | 23.9% | |
| 15 | Egypt | 23.8% | |
| 16 | Tunisia | 22.6% | |
| 17 | Gabon | 20.2% | |
| 18 | Seychelles | 16.9% | |
| 19 | Rwanda | 15.3% | |
| 20 | Mauritius | 13.9% | |
| 21 | Tanzania | 12.8% | |
| 22 | Nigeria | 11.9% |
Lesotho
Eswatini
Gambia
Zimbabwe
Senegal
South Africa
Mali
Zambia
Angola
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Egypt
Tunisia
Gabon
Seychelles
Rwanda
Mauritius
Tanzania
NigeriaGet 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?
Djibouti has the highest share of youth not in employment, education or training in Africa at 44% (2025), followed by Malawi and Botswana.
Which African country has the lowest share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Nigeria has the lowest share of youth not in employment, education or training of the 22 African countries with data, at 11.9% (2024).
How many African countries report Youth NEET Rate data?
22 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 2023–2025). 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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