Rwanda—NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #51 of 180Updated April 2026
Latest Value
25.9%
2024
YoY Change
-7.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#51
of 180 countries
Maximum
29.0%
2021
Minimum
5.2%
2014
CAGR
+17.5%
9 years
Last
25.9%
Previous
27.9%
Highest
29.0%
Lowest
5.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Rwanda's neet youth (% not in education/employment) was 25.9% in 2024, ranking #51 out of 180 countries. This represents a -7.4% change from 2023. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 29.0% (2021) and the lowest was 5.2% (2014). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.9% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +396.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% |
Top Countries — NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 65.7% | 2024 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 51.0% | 2017 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 51.0% | 2022 |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2020 |
| 5 | Sudan | 46.5% | 2022 |
| 6 | Guyana | 45.7% | 2019 |
| 7 | Yemen, Rep. | 44.8% | 2014 |
| 8 | Mauritania | 44.1% | 2019 |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% | 2017 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 43.8% | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
NEET Youth (% not in education, employment, training) — World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Data compiled by Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.