ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Sierra Leone
The ILO estimates that 30.8% of young people in Sierra Leone were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008.
Sierra Leone, 2025
30.8%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
23rd of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Sierra Leone 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 | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.8% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 30.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32.2%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Sierra Leone has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
69.4%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
19.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.9%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
3.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS