Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Namibia

Namibia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 27.0%
World rank
47th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.811993200420151993: 0.437 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.544 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.747 % of female youth in employment2013: 0.833 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.738 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.937 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.

Namibia ranks 47th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1993 0.4%
2009 0.5% +24.4%
2012 0.7% +37.3%
2013 0.8% +11.5%
2014 0.7% -11.4%
2015 0.9% +27.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 5.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 44 Mexico 0.9% compare
  2. 45 Brazil 0.9% compare
  3. 46 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  4. 48 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  5. 49 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  6. 50 South Africa 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Namibia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Namibia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
How does Namibia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Namibia ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2015.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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