Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
5th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.5%
in 2018
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.60.81992200620201992: 0.733 % of female youth population1999: 0.747 % of female youth population2001: 0.721 % of female youth population2003: 0.673 % of female youth population2005: 0.641 % of female youth population2007: 0.602 % of female youth population2008: 0.574 % of female youth population2009: 0.564 % of female youth population2010: 0.561 % of female youth population2012: 0.529 % of female youth population2013: 0.514 % of female youth population2014: 0.507 % of female youth population2017: 0.528 % of female youth population2018: 0.49 % of female youth population2020: 0.534 % of female youth population

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.5% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in 2020.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.

Pakistan ranks 5th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of female youth population Change
1992 0.7%
1999 0.7% +1.9%
2001 0.7% -3.4%
2003 0.7% -6.8%
2005 0.6% -4.6%
2007 0.6% -6.1%
2008 0.6% -4.7%
2009 0.6% -1.7%
2010 0.6% -0.6%
2012 0.5% -5.6%
2013 0.5% -2.9%
2014 0.5% -1.4%
2017 0.5% +4.1%
2018 0.5% -7.1%
2020 0.5% +9.0%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 6
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 2 Norway 0.7% compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 0.6% compare
  4. 6 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
  5. 7 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  6. 8 India 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Pakistan?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
Pakistan ranks 5th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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