ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Nigeria
The ILO estimates that 13.5% of young people in Nigeria were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Nigeria, 2025
13.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
120th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Nigeria 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.5% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 13.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 120th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.