Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo
Kosovo: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo, 2002–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.
Analysis
In 2017, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 48.9% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Kosovo ranks 102nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of male youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4% | — |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +179.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -68.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +132.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -48.9% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 65% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +179.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More reference data data for Kosovo
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.86 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 60.4 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 42.7 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Government Effectiveness - Governance score 50.15 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Kosovo was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
- Kosovo ranks 102nd out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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