ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Gambia
The ILO estimates that 39.8% of young people in Gambia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Gambia, 2025
39.8%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
7th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Gambia 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 | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.8% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 39.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 30.1%, the figure has changed by +9.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Gambia has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
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Lower secondary completion
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Upper secondary completion
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Out-of-school children
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Out-of-school adolescents
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