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Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)

DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.UEM.NEET.ME.ZS% of female youth population2005 → 2024187 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
2005 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) infographic

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 8.66%
8.66% – 12.57%
12.57% – 16.05%
16.05% – 20.34%
20.34% – 24.64%
24.64% – 30.63%
> 30.63%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
 
Median
17.6%
 
Mean
19.7%
 
25th pctl
11.5%
 
75th pctl
25.7%
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
AfghanistanSao Tome and PrincipeDjibouti
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
AfghanistanAFG55.84%2024
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP50.26%2024
DjiboutiDJI50.18%2024
SudanSDN46.53%2022
Yemen, Rep.YEM45.81%2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM43.8%2024
GuyanaGUY42.85%2024
Gambia, TheGMB39.84%2024
TajikistanTJK39.46%2024
BotswanaBWA38%2024
LesothoLSO37.98%2024
ChadTCD37.54%2024
IraqIRQ36.69%2024
EswatiniSWZ36.59%2024
MauritaniaMRT36.5%2024
SenegalSEN35.17%2024
VanuatuVUT34.62%2024
South AfricaZAF34.61%2024
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR34.55%2024
PakistanPAK34.28%2024
South SudanSSD34.09%2023
GuineaGIN33.86%2024
MoroccoMAR32.46%2024
Sierra LeoneSLE30.8%2024
HondurasHND30.75%2024
NepalNPL30.75%2024
LibyaLBY30.68%2024
NamibiaNAM30.6%2024
JordanJOR30.41%2024
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD30.14%2024
ZimbabweZWE30.03%2024
SamoaWSM30.02%2024
Central African RepublicCAF29.85%2024
Congo, Rep.COG29.29%2024
GabonGAB29.09%2024
ZambiaZMB29.02%2024
Timor-LesteTLS28.99%2024
Cabo VerdeCPV28.02%2024
Papua New GuineaPNG27.69%2024
GhanaGHA27.45%2024
MaliMLI27.12%2024
BarbadosBRB26.09%2024
RwandaRWA25.86%2024
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN25.8%2024
TongaTON25.7%2024
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT25.7%2024
Dominican RepublicDOM25.69%2024
EritreaERI25.65%2024
OmanOMN25.46%2024
West Bank and GazaPSE25.44%2022
Burkina FasoBFA24.8%2024
AngolaAGO24.74%2024
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY24.69%2024
BelizeBLZ24.64%2024
Equatorial GuineaGNQ24.61%2024
MaldivesMDV24.33%2024
MadagascarMDG24.27%2024
IndiaIND24.19%2024
PeruPER24.02%2024
GuatemalaGTM23.94%2024
GeorgiaGEO23.89%2024
New CaledoniaNCL23.83%2024
LebanonLBN23.83%2023
Venezuela, RBVEN23.75%2024
AlbaniaALB23.26%2024
CameroonCMR23.2%2024
ColombiaCOL23.15%2024
TurkiyeTUR22.95%2024
TunisiaTUN22.78%2024
St. LuciaLCA22.63%2024
Lao PDRLAO22.52%2024
French PolynesiaPYF21.89%2024
NicaraguaNIC21.88%2024
MalawiMWI21.66%2024
El SalvadorSLV21.66%2024
IndonesiaIDN21.44%2024
ComorosCOM21.23%2024
HaitiHTI21.13%2024
FijiFJI20.79%2024
Puerto Rico (US)PRI20.42%2024
ArmeniaARM20.3%2024
BhutanBTN20.24%2024
JamaicaJAM19.85%2024
AlgeriaDZA19.63%2024
KenyaKEN19.44%2024
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ19.38%2024
BrazilBRA19.31%2024
MozambiqueMOZ19.23%2024
Cote d'IvoireCIV18.98%2024
EcuadorECU18.95%2024
SurinameSUR18.88%2024
North MacedoniaMKD18.47%2024
Costa RicaCRI18.28%2024
MontenegroMNE17.62%2024
MauritiusMUS17.45%2024
UkraineUKR17.41%2021
ParaguayPRY17.28%2024
Sri LankaLKA17.2%2024
EthiopiaETH17.15%2024
RomaniaROU17.04%2024
TurkmenistanTKM16.82%2024
Brunei DarussalamBRN16.6%2024
ArgentinaARG16.32%2024
MyanmarMMR16.23%2024
Saudi ArabiaSAU16.16%2024
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH16.11%2024
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR16.08%2024
NigerNER15.98%2024
MexicoMEX15.89%2024
KuwaitKWT15.47%2024
BangladeshBGD15.43%2024
IsraelISR15.27%2024
UruguayURY15.05%2024
LithuaniaLTU14.91%2024
PanamaPAN14.7%2024
MongoliaMNG14.69%2024
LiberiaLBR14.68%2024
Bahamas, TheBHS14.58%2024
Trinidad and TobagoTTO14.52%2024
BeninBEN14.31%2024
United KingdomGBR14.3%2024
ChileCHL13.76%2024
UzbekistanUZB13.54%2024
NigeriaNGA13.47%2024
Guinea-BissauGNB13.44%2024
UgandaUGA13.3%2024
AustriaAUT13.13%2024
TogoTGO13.08%2024
CanadaCAN12.99%2024
ThailandTHA12.82%2024
BurundiBDI12.82%2024
New ZealandNZL12.75%2024
SerbiaSRB12.6%2024
FranceFRA12.57%2024
PhilippinesPHL12.55%2024
ItalyITA11.96%2024
GuamGUM11.85%2024
Russian FederationRUS11.74%2024
CubaCUB11.6%2024
United StatesUSA11.6%2024
MoldovaMDA11.49%2024
TanzaniaTZA11.1%2024
Korea, Rep.KOR11.04%2024
CambodiaKHM11.02%2024
ChinaCHN10.85%2024
Viet NamVNM10.85%2024
CyprusCYP10.64%2024
PolandPOL10.54%2024
BulgariaBGR10.5%2024
GreeceGRC10.43%2024
EstoniaEST10.23%2024
BahrainBHR10.21%2024
MalaysiaMYS10.2%2024
SpainESP10.12%2024
HungaryHUN9.98%2024
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK9.52%2024
LuxembourgLUX9.46%2024
LatviaLVA9%2024
United Arab EmiratesARE8.93%2024
Slovak RepublicSVK8.75%2024
AustraliaAUS8.53%2024
Solomon IslandsSLB8.26%2024
FinlandFIN8.17%2024
Channel IslandsCHI8.09%2024
CroatiaHRV8.03%2024
BoliviaBOL8.02%2024
KazakhstanKAZ7.78%2024
SwitzerlandCHE7.77%2024
PortugalPRT7.76%2024
MaltaMLT7.63%2024
GermanyDEU7.45%2024
BelgiumBEL7.34%2024
SloveniaSVN7.13%2024
DenmarkDNK6.85%2024
BelarusBLR6.12%2024
SingaporeSGP6.01%2024
NorwayNOR5.99%2024
IrelandIRL5.76%2024
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG5.67%2024
QatarQAT5.57%2024
SwedenSWE5.51%2024
CzechiaCZE4.62%2024
IcelandISL3.98%2024
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC3.66%2024
NetherlandsNLD3.58%2024
AzerbaijanAZE3.24%2024
JapanJPN3.04%2024
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)