Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
89
Highest
1.0%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,195
What the numbers show
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 188.5%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 59.4%).
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 27 | Italy | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 28 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 31 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2013 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 33 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9% | 2006 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 35 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 39 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 41 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2017 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 44 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 31.4% | falling |
| 45 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 46 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 49 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 50 | Gambia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2016 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 54 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2017 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 56 | Kazakhstan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 57 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 58 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 59 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2017 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 63 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 67 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 68 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 69 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2017 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2011 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 73 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 74 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 77 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 78 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 80 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 128.4% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 0.4% | 2016 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 188.5% | falling |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 89 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.6% | volatile |