Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) by country
Countries reporting
111
Highest
0.8%
Montenegro
Lowest
0.0%
Kazakhstan
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,633
What the numbers show
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Montenegro; the lowest is 0.0% in Kazakhstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 2,418.7%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 0.8% | 2010 | up 736.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Norway | 0.7% | 2016 | up 541.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 0.5% | 2010 | up 286.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 0.5% | 2015 | up 249.5% | volatile |
| 6 | United States of America | 0.4% | 2018 | up 440.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 0.4% | 2016 | up 369.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 9 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2014 | up 369.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 0.3% | 2013 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 16 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 285.1% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 2,418.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2017 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 21 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 91.5% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2019 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 23 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 25 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 26 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | down 34.5% | flat |
| 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.2% | 2018 | up 348.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2018 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% | 2020 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 42 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 44 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2019 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2021 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 52 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 56 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2012 | up 122.8% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 58 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 60 | Australia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 64 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 66 | China | 0.1% | 2013 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 69 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 71 | Greece | 0.1% | 2016 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 72 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 73 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 0.1% | 2018 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 77 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 78 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 79 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 83 | Albania | 0.1% | 2019 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% | 2009 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 89 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 0.1% | 2018 | down 85.3% | falling |
| 91 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 92 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 93 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 94 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 95 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 96 | France | 0.0% | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 97 | Poland | 0.0% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 98 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 101 | Spain | 0.0% | 2016 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 103 | Slovakia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2017 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0% | 2017 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2016 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 108 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 109 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |