Pillar L · weight 20.0%
Labour, Jobs & Inclusion
Whether structural change translates into better jobs: wage employment, youth and female participation, working poverty, informality and financial inclusion.
2025 score
31.7
Since 2000
+2.2
Labour, Jobs & Inclusion, 2000–2025
Pillar score from 29.5 in 2000 to 31.7 in 2025.
2000
Source: NESG/ETC, Nigeria Economic Transformation Index (NETI), 2026
Underlying indicators
Indicator scores (0–100 scale)
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
NETI Score:
13.7/100
Score change since 2000: +13.7
2025 value, 3-year average: 13.6%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
NETI Score:
59.9/100
Score change since 2000: −40.1
2025 value, 3-year average: 61.5%
Working Poverty Rate (% of employed persons living below poverty line) (Inverse)
NETI Score:
53.7/100
Score change since 2000: +53.7
2025 value, 3-year average: 28.3%
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
NETI Score:
10.9/100
Score change since 2000: +10.9
2025 value, 3-year average: 10.2%
Financial Inclusion Rate (%)
NETI Score:
76.0/100
Score change since 2000: +76.0
2025 value, 3-year average: 70.0%
Informal employment rate (%)
NETI Score:
0.0/100
Score change since 2000: −72.4
2025 value, 3-year average: 92.8%
Indicators are normalised to a 0–100 scale.