Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
0.7%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Kazakhstan
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,429
What the numbers show
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Kazakhstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 2,138.4%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 823.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2010 | up 691.5% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2014 | up 2,138.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% | 2019 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 5 | United States of America | 0.4% | 2018 | up 480.7% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2016 | up 384.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Belarus | 0.4% | 2010 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 11 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 0.2% | 2016 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 13 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2017 | up 574.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 122.7% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 19 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 20 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2019 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 21 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2019 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 22 | India | 0.2% | 2019 | up 921.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 271.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 26 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 28 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 640.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 30 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2012 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 32 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 40 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 48 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 254.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 54 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2013 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 59 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 60 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 63 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 68 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 69 | China | 0.1% | 2013 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 71 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 73 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 83 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 84 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 60.5% | falling |
| 85 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 86 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 88 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 89 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 90 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2003 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 91 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Poland | 0.0% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 94 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | up 126.2% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 100 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 79.0% | falling |
| 105 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |