Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
1.0%
Republic of Korea
Lowest
0.0%
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,115
What the numbers show
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 0.0% in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.6%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 421.6%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 100.0%).
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 54.0% | falling |
| 1 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2009 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2012 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2017 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2013 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2017 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2017 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 1 | Albania | 1.0% | 2019 | up 421.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 18 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 19 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 20 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 21 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 22 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 24 | United States of America | 0.9% | 2018 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 26 | China | 0.9% | 2013 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 28 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 29 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2020 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 0.8% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 40 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2006 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 41 | Latvia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 42 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 45 | Armenia | 0.6% | 2020 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 47 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2017 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 50 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 51 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 54 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 55 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 56 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 57 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 58 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2018 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2021 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 60 | Guatemala | 0.5% | 2011 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 61 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.4% | 2021 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 63 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 64 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 66 | Peru | 0.3% | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 69 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 72 | Romania | 0.2% | 2016 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 76 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 77 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Italy | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |