ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Zimbabwe
The ILO estimates that 30.1% of young people in Zimbabwe were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Zimbabwe, 2025
30.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
28th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Zimbabwe 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 | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.1% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 30.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.7%, the figure has changed by +11.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Zimbabwe
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
15.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
88.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
72.4%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
14.0%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
10.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
12.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS