Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium

Belgium: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 31.7%
World rank
93rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2011
Years of data
30
1985–2016

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium, 1985–2016

0.020.040.060.081985200020161985: 0.05 % of total youth population1986: 0.043 % of total youth population1987: 0.045 % of total youth population1988: 0.045 % of total youth population1989: 0.04 % of total youth population1991: 0.04 % of total youth population1992: 0.038 % of total youth population1993: 0.042 % of total youth population1994: 0.038 % of total youth population1995: 0.036 % of total youth population1996: 0.033 % of total youth population1997: 0.034 % of total youth population1998: 0.083 % of total youth population1999: 0.058 % of total youth population2000: 0.049 % of total youth population2001: 0.045 % of total youth population2002: 0.052 % of total youth population2003: 0.054 % of total youth population2004: 0.036 % of total youth population2005: 0.06 % of total youth population2006: 0.067 % of total youth population2007: 0.038 % of total youth population2008: 0.049 % of total youth population2009: 0.054 % of total youth population2010: 0.046 % of total youth population2011: 0.028 % of total youth population2013: 0.056 % of total youth population2014: 0.063 % of total youth population2015: 0.041 % of total youth population2016: 0.054 % of total youth population

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

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.

That places Belgium 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) in Belgium, 1985 to 2016.
Year % of total youth population Change
1985 0.0%
1986 0.0% -12.5%
1987 0.0% +2.7%
1988 0.0% +0.1%
1989 0.0% -9.7%
1991 0.0% -0.1%
1992 0.0% -6.1%
1993 0.0% +10.7%
1994 0.0% -8.7%
1995 0.0% -4.7%
1996 0.0% -8.3%
1997 0.0% +2.5%
1998 0.1% +140.6%
1999 0.1% -29.6%
2000 0.0% -15.1%
2001 0.0% -9.1%
2002 0.1% +16.0%
2003 0.1% +3.5%
2004 0.0% -33.2%
2005 0.1% +66.7%
2006 0.1% +12.2%
2007 0.0% -44.1%
2008 0.0% +29.4%
2009 0.1% +10.9%
2010 0.0% -15.6%
2011 0.0% -39.2%
2013 0.1% +102.5%
2014 0.1% +12.1%
2015 0.0% -34.9%
2016 0.1% +31.7%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +140.6% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 6

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 90 Senegal 0.1% compare
  2. 91 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  3. 92 Ireland 0.1% compare
  4. 94 Iceland 0.0% compare
  5. 95 Malta 0.0% compare
  6. 96 France 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Belgium was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
How does Belgium rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total?
Belgium ranks 93rd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population)
Unit
% of total youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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