ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Somalia, Fed. Rep.
The ILO estimates that 43.6% of young people in Somalia, Fed. Rep. were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2025
43.6%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
5th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Somalia, Fed. Rep. 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 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.6% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 43.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.6%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
All statistics for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
34.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
49.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
47.9%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
9.2%
2011 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
85.3%
1980 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
79.8%
1980 · UNESCO UIS