SENYANA-bit/Rwanda-NEET-LFS2025-Analysis

Analysis of youth Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) in Rwanda using Labour Force Survey 2025 data. Includes data cleaning, indicator construction, descriptive statistics, tables, and visualizations using R. # Youth NEET Analysis in Rwanda Using Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 # Determinants of Youth NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) in Rwanda ### Evidence from the Rwanda Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 **Author:** SENYANA Emmanuel **Affiliation:** Student, Faculty of Economics, College of Business and Economics (CBE), University of Rwanda **Data source:** National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) ,Labour Force Survey 2025 **Population of interest:** Youth aged 16–30 years --- ## 1. Overview This repository presents a weighted analysis of youth NEET status in Rwanda using microdata from the **Rwanda Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025**. NEET , young people who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training , is a core indicator of youth economic exclusion and is directly relevant to Rwanda's **Vision 2050** and **NST2** priorities on youth employment and human capital development. The analysis estimates: - The **overall national NEET prevalence** among youth aged 16–30 - How NEET varies by **residence (urban/rural)**, **sex**, **province**, and **district** - How NEET varies by **education level** - The **individual-level determinants** of NEET status using a survey-weighted logistic regression All estimates use the survey design weight (`survey_weight`) so that results are representative of the national youth population, not just the sample. --- ## 2. Repository structure ``` ├── README.md # This file ├── data/ │ └── Rwanda_LFS2025_NEET_clean.csv.xlsx # Cleaned analytic dataset (26,290 obs, 39 vars) ├── figures/ # All charts (referenced and interpreted below) └── tables/ # Underlying summary tables (CSV) for each chart ``` --- ## 3. Data and method notes - **Sample:** 26,290 individual records after cleaning, covering all 5 provinces and 30 districts of Rwanda. - **Weighting:** All prevalence estimates (NEET rates, national/provincial/residence breakdowns) …