Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.UEM.NEET.ZS•% of youth population•1970 → 2025•182 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
182
Frequency
yearly
Range
1970 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 9.03%
9.03% – 12.81%
12.81% – 16.52%
16.52% – 21.09%
21.09% – 25.8%
25.8% – 35.19%
> 35.19%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
182 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)
Countries
182
Median
19.3%
Mean
21.1%
25th pctl
12%
75th pctl
28%
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Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BelarusBLR | 65.73% | 2024 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 53.47% | 1999 | — |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 50.95% | 2022 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 50.41% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 46.53% | 2022 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 44.77% | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 44.77% | 2014 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 44.09% | 2019 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 44.03% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 43.89% | 2003 | — |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 43.8% | 2017 | — |
| AfghanistanAFG | 43.77% | 2021 | |
| ChadTCD | 42.32% | 2022 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 41.33% | 2016 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 39.97% | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 39.94% | 2017 | |
| MalawiMWI | 39.42% | 2024 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 38% | 2024 | |
| LesothoLSO | 37.98% | 2024 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 37.13% | 2020 | |
| IraqIRQ | 36.93% | 2021 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 36.47% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 36.47% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 35.99% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 35.41% | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 35.28% | 2014 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 35.17% | 2024 | |
| NepalNPL | 34.76% | 2017 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 34.61% | 2024 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 34.35% | 2022 | |
| GuineaGIN | 34.3% | 2019 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 31.88% | 2018 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 31.37% | 2020 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 31.16% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 30.12% | 2024 | |
| SamoaWSM | 30.09% | 2022 | |
| KosovoXKX | 30.04% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 29.39% | 2024 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 29.27% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 29.12% | 2022 | |
| South SudanSSD | 29.06% | 2008 | — |
| HondurasHND | 29.03% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 28.99% | 2016 | — |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 28.67% | 2014 | — |
| PakistanPAK | 28.52% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 27.99% | 2019 | |
| KenyaKEN | 27.79% | 2022 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 27.69% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 26.69% | 2024 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 26.27% | 2019 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 25.91% | 2018 | |
| RwandaRWA | 25.86% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 25.78% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 25.61% | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 25.55% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 25.5% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 25.5% | 2022 | — |
| AngolaAGO | 24.9% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 24.88% | 2019 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 24.74% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 24.69% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 24.49% | 2014 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 24.47% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 24.33% | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 24.32% | 2024 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 24.03% | 2024 | |
| GhanaGHA | 23.91% | 2024 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 23.78% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 23.52% | 2019 | |
| CameroonCMR | 23.22% | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 22.95% | 2024 | |
| PeruPER | 22.78% | 2022 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 22.65% | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 22.51% | 2022 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 22.27% | 2009 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 21.98% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 21.37% | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 21.17% | 2021 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 21.03% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 20.95% | 2017 | |
| FijiFJI | 20.79% | 2024 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 20.78% | 2018 | — |
| El SalvadorSLV | 20.54% | 2024 | |
| GabonGAB | 20.21% | 2024 | — |
| ArmeniaARM | 20.18% | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 20.09% | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 19.7% | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 19.49% | 2020 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 19.48% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 19.43% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 19.31% | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 19.24% | 2022 | — |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 19.05% | 2024 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 18.83% | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 18.59% | 2017 | |
| SurinameSUR | 18.19% | 2016 | — |
| EcuadorECU | 17.72% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 17.53% | 2021 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 17.46% | 2020 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 17.23% | 2024 | |
| RomaniaROU | 17.04% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 16.93% | 2024 | |
| ArubaABW | 16.56% | 2010 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 16.47% | 2017 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 16.39% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 16.18% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 15.85% | 2024 | |
| NigerNER | 15.66% | 2022 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 15.43% | 2024 | |
| BhutanBTN | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 15.27% | 2024 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 15.22% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 15.09% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 15.02% | 2020 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 14.91% | 2024 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 14.69% | 2024 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 14.31% | 2024 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 14.25% | 2024 | |
| BeninBEN | 14.24% | 2022 | |
| UruguayURY | 14.03% | 2024 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 13.94% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 13.77% | 2021 | |
| ChileCHL | 13.44% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 13.41% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 13.27% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 13.17% | 2024 | |
| TogoTGO | 13.02% | 2022 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 12.83% | 2024 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 12.78% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 12.73% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 12.69% | 2000 | — |
| FranceFRA | 12.57% | 2024 | |
| ThailandTHA | 12.41% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 12.36% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 11.96% | 2024 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 11.91% | 2024 | |
| United StatesUSA | 11.59% | 2025 | |
| PalauPLW | 11.27% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 11.17% | 2020 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 10.89% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 10.76% | 2002 | |
| SpainESP | 10.5% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 10.36% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 10.25% | 2024 | |
| EstoniaEST | 10.23% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 10.23% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 10.22% | 2022 | |
| PolandPOL | 10.09% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 9.98% | 2024 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| LatviaLVA | 9.89% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 9.64% | 2010 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 9.49% | 2016 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 9.05% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 8.92% | 2023 | — |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 8.75% | 2024 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 8.53% | 2024 | |
| FinlandFIN | 8.28% | 2024 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 8.15% | 2024 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 8.08% | 2024 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 8.02% | 2024 | |
| MaltaMLT | 7.85% | 2024 | |
| GermanyDEU | 7.58% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 7.13% | 2024 | |
| PortugalPRT | 7.02% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 6.99% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6.9% | 2024 | |
| BermudaBMU | 6.79% | 2010 | — |
| Russian FederationRUS | 6.68% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 6.46% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 6.32% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 5.95% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 5.82% | 2024 | |
| IrelandIRL | 5.67% | 2024 | |
| SwedenSWE | 5.58% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 4.96% | 2016 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 4.62% | 2024 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.14% | 2024 | |
| IcelandISL | 3.98% | 2024 | |
| JapanJPN | 3.14% | 2019 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)