Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in Sierra Leone stood at 30.8% in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is down 0.03 percentage points from 30.84% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 32.31% (down 1.51 percentage points since). The highest value since 2005 was 32.31% in 2014, the lowest 29.1% in 2005. Sierra Leone ranked 22nd highest of the 181 countries in this dataset in 2024; Afghanistan ranked first.
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Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in Sierra Leone stood at 30.8% in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is down 0.03 percentage points from 30.84% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 32.31% (down 1.51 percentage points since).
Sierra Leone ranked 22nd highest of the 181 countries in this dataset in 2024; Afghanistan ranked first.
The highest value since 2005 was 32.31% in 2014, the lowest 29.1% in 2005.
| Indicator | Youth NEET (ILO estimates) |
|---|---|
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | ILO ILOSTAT |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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International Labour Organization. (2026). Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Sierra Leone [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/SLE. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Sierra Leone." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/SLE. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Sierra Leone." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/SLE. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
@misc{econdash_youth_neet_ilo_estimates_sle,
author = {{International Labour Organization}},
title = {{Youth NEET (ILO estimates) --- Sierra Leone}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/SLE},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP\_2EET\_SEX\_RT\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
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