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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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