Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America

United States of America: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1970–2018

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America, 1970–2018

0.10.20.30.40.51970199420181970: 0.162 % of youth population with high education1980: 0.119 % of youth population with high education2010: 0.076 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.458 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.443 % of youth population with high education2013: 0.445 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.448 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.45 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.449 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.446 % of youth population with high education2018: 0.443 % of youth population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with high education.

Analysis

In 2018, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America stood at 0.4%.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 480.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

United States of America ranks 5th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1970 0.2%
1980 0.1% -26.1%
2010 0.1% -36.1%
2011 0.5% +500.8%
2012 0.4% -3.4%
2013 0.4% +0.5%
2014 0.4% +0.7%
2015 0.4% +0.5%
2016 0.4% -0.3%
2017 0.4% -0.6%
2018 0.4% -0.7%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Montenegro 0.7% compare
  2. 3 Mozambique 0.5% compare
  3. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 0.4% compare
  5. 7 Belarus 0.4% compare
  6. 8 South Africa 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in United States of America was 0.4% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
United States of America ranks 5th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 480.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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