ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Zambia
The ILO estimates that 29.1% of young people in Zambia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Zambia, 2025
29.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
34th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Zambia 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 | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.1% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 29.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 33.3%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
74.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
53.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
29.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
3.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
12.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS