ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Ethiopia
The ILO estimates that 17.2% of young people in Ethiopia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Ethiopia, 2025
17.2%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
94th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Ethiopia 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 | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.2% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 17.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.2%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Ethiopia has the 94th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
54.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
30.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
17.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
22.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
54.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS