Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) by country

Countries reporting
94
Highest
0.8%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Georgia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311

What the numbers show

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 3,012.9%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 0.8% 2016 up 595.3% volatile
2 Kazakhstan 0.7% 2017 up 2.2% rising
3 Djibouti 0.7% 2017 up 183.2% rising
4 Belarus 0.5% 2010 up 294.7% volatile
5 Gambia 0.4% 2020 up 194.8% volatile
6 United States of America 0.4% 2018 up 339.0% volatile
7 Russian Federation 0.4% 2016 up 187.5% volatile
8 Tajikistan 0.4% 2013 up 11.9% flat
9 Guatemala 0.3% 2019 up 10.3% rising
10 Jordan 0.3% 2016 up 119.4% rising
11 Pakistan 0.3% 2020 down 4.8% falling
12 Honduras 0.3% 2019 down 0.4% falling
13 El Salvador 0.3% 2019 down 1.5% falling
14 India 0.3% 2019 up 258.3% falling
15 Bangladesh 0.3% 2016 down 45.0% falling
16 Nicaragua 0.3% 2014 up 15.8% falling
17 Türkiye 0.3% 2013 down 25.8% falling
18 Egypt 0.3% 2019 up 17.4% falling
19 Belize 0.3% 1999 down 24.1% falling
20 Mozambique 0.3% 2014 up 626.0% volatile
21 Namibia 0.3% 2015 up 113.4% rising
22 Rwanda 0.3% 2021 up 3,012.9% volatile
23 Morocco 0.2% 2013 down 27.5% rising
24 South Africa 0.2% 2020 down 71.4% volatile
25 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 105.6% rising
26 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 14.8% falling
27 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 15.4% falling
28 Colombia 0.2% 2021 up 9.5% falling
29 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 40.6% flat
30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% 2018 up 460.0% volatile
31 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 up 95.3% volatile
32 Italy 0.2% 2016 up 91.6% rising
33 Armenia 0.2% 2020 up 64.2% rising
34 Indonesia 0.2% 2019 down 22.0% falling
35 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% 2002 down 14.8% falling
36 Nigeria 0.2% 2018 down 15.4% volatile
37 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% 2020 down 61.2% volatile
38 Paraguay 0.2% 2021 down 6.0% falling
39 Panama 0.2% 2021 down 23.6% falling
40 Bulgaria 0.2% 2016 down 51.3% falling
41 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 down 32.4% volatile
42 Chile 0.2% 2017 down 24.2% falling
43 Dominican Republic 0.2% 2013 down 32.9% rising
44 Zambia 0.1% 2015 down 66.7% volatile
45 Ethiopia 0.1% 2021 down 55.1% falling
46 Finland 0.1% 2016 down 14.2% volatile
47 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 down 25.0% falling
48 Philippines 0.1% 2019 down 17.2% volatile
49 Thailand 0.1% 2021 up 16.8% volatile
50 Cambodia 0.1% 2012 up 197.5% volatile
51 Malawi 0.1% 2019 up 7.7% volatile
52 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 100.1% volatile
53 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 down 12.0% falling
54 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 20.9% falling
55 Korea 0.1% 2017 up 7.7% flat
56 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 down 27.5% falling
57 North Macedonia 0.1% 2020 up 0.7% volatile
58 Ecuador 0.1% 2021 down 29.6% falling
59 Germany 0.1% 2011 up 221.6% rising
60 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 down 33.6% falling
61 Estonia 0.1% 2016 up 2.6% flat
62 Lithuania 0.1% 2016 up 100.8% volatile
63 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 22.1% rising
64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% 2021 down 6.0% flat
65 China 0.1% 2013 up 13.7% volatile
66 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 18.8% volatile
67 Serbia 0.1% 2018 down 81.3% volatile
68 Nepal 0.1% 2014 down 33.7% falling
69 Peru 0.1% 2021 down 15.6% falling
70 Latvia 0.1% 2016 up 6.8% falling
71 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 80.3% falling
72 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 down 37.7% rising
73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 down 35.1% volatile
74 Hungary 0.1% 2016 down 28.7% falling
75 Ukraine 0.1% 2014 down 90.6% volatile
76 Iceland 0.1% 2015 up 74.0% rising
77 Ghana 0.1% 2016 down 70.6% volatile
78 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 30.2% falling
79 Ireland 0.0% 2016 down 34.1% falling
80 Poland 0.0% 2019 down 23.1% falling
81 France 0.0% 2016 up 94.1% rising
82 Netherlands 0.0% 2004 up 11.5% falling
83 Czechia 0.0% 2016 up 21.8% volatile
84 Croatia 0.0% 2016 up 52.9% rising
85 Belgium 0.0% 2003 down 6.6% volatile
86 Austria 0.0% 2003 up 33.6% volatile
87 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 152.7% volatile
88 Slovakia 0.0% 2016 up 11.3% rising
89 Kosovo 0.0% 2017 down 87.5% volatile
89 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0% 2017 down 87.5% volatile
91 Spain 0.0% 2016 down 52.4% falling
92 Portugal 0.0% 2016 down 58.4% falling
93 Sweden 0.0% 2016 down 50.3% volatile
94 Georgia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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