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

Pakistan: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
13th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.391 % of total youth population1999: 0.408 % of total youth population2001: 0.399 % of total youth population2003: 0.38 % of total youth population2005: 0.358 % of total youth population2007: 0.329 % of total youth population2008: 0.31 % of total youth population2009: 0.306 % of total youth population2010: 0.312 % of total youth population2012: 0.267 % of total youth population2013: 0.264 % of total youth population2014: 0.262 % of total youth population2017: 0.273 % of total youth population2018: 0.248 % of total youth population2020: 0.301 % of total youth population

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

Analysis

In 2020, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Pakistan stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of total youth population Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.4% +4.3%
2001 0.4% -2.2%
2003 0.4% -4.7%
2005 0.4% -5.9%
2007 0.3% -7.9%
2008 0.3% -5.8%
2009 0.3% -1.4%
2010 0.3% +2.1%
2012 0.3% -14.5%
2013 0.3% -1.1%
2014 0.3% -0.6%
2017 0.3% +3.9%
2018 0.2% -8.9%
2020 0.3% +21.3%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 10 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  2. 11 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
  3. 12 Jordan 0.3% compare
  4. 14 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  5. 15 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  6. 16 India 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Pakistan?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Pakistan was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total?
Pakistan ranks 13th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, 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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