ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Malawi
The ILO estimates that 21.8% of young people in Malawi were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Malawi, 2025
21.8%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
71st of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Malawi 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 | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.8% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 21.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 21.3%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Malawi has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
49.3%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
23.1%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
25.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS