ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Eritrea
The ILO estimates that 25.8% of young people in Eritrea were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Eritrea, 2025
25.8%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
43rd of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Eritrea over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.8% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 25.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 23.6%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Eritrea has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.