Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Africa 2020
Among countries in Africa, Lesotho presented the highest share of young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) as of 2020. According to the source estimates, roughly 44 percent of individuals aged 15-24 years in Lesotho were disengaged from both education and the labor market. The share reached nearly 40 percent in Botswana, Chad, Eswatini, and Benin. On the other hand, Rwanda registered the lowest rate, at 6.3 percent, followed by Madagascar and Burundi, each with a share of around seven percent of NEET youth.