ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Senegal
The ILO estimates that 35.3% of young people in Senegal were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2017.
Senegal, 2025
35.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
15th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Senegal 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 | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.3% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 35.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 36.3%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Senegal has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Senegal
All statistics for Senegal
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
52.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
31.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
24.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
63.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS