Youth NEET rate in South Africa stood at 33.1% in 2025, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is down 1.51 percentage points from 34.61% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 30.5% (up 2.6 percentage points since). The highest value since 2000 was 36.58% in 2003, the lowest 30.5% in 2015. South Africa ranked 7th highest of the 99 countries in this dataset in 2024; Belarus ranked first.
Data source: ILO ILOSTAT · Unit: % · Category: Labor and Employment · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Youth NEET rate in South Africa stood at 33.1% in 2025, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is down 1.51 percentage points from 34.61% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 30.5% (up 2.6 percentage points since).
South Africa ranked 7th highest of the 99 countries in this dataset in 2024; Belarus ranked first.
The highest value since 2000 was 36.58% in 2003, the lowest 30.5% in 2015.
| Indicator | Youth NEET rate |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| 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 rate — South Africa [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/ZAF. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Youth NEET rate — South Africa." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/ZAF. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Youth NEET rate — South Africa." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/ZAF. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_NEET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
@misc{econdash_youth_neet_rate_zaf,
author = {{International Labour Organization}},
title = {{Youth NEET rate --- South Africa}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-rate/ZAF},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP\_NEET\_SEX\_RT\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
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