Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan, 2001–2017

00.20.40.62001200920172001: 0.629 % of urban youth population2002: 0.093 % of urban youth population2003: 0.667 % of urban youth population2004: 0.68 % of urban youth population2005: 0.045 % of urban youth population2006: 0.081 % of urban youth population2007: 0.638 % of urban youth population2008: 0.62 % of urban youth population2009: 0.578 % of urban youth population2010: 0.118 % of urban youth population2011: 0.564 % of urban youth population2012: 0.565 % of urban youth population2014: 0.596 % of urban youth population2015: 0.623 % of urban youth population2016: 0.645 % of urban youth population2017: 0.695 % of urban youth population

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

Analysis

In 2017, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

That places Kazakhstan 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Kazakhstan, 2001 to 2017.
Year % of urban youth population Change
2001 0.6%
2002 0.1% -85.3%
2003 0.7% +619.2%
2004 0.7% +2.0%
2005 0.0% -93.4%
2006 0.1% +81.6%
2007 0.6% +686.6%
2008 0.6% -2.8%
2009 0.6% -6.7%
2010 0.1% -79.6%
2011 0.6% +378.6%
2012 0.6% +0.2%
2014 0.6% +5.5%
2015 0.6% +4.5%
2016 0.6% +3.5%
2017 0.7% +7.7%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 11.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan 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
2007 +686.6% 0.1% 0.6%
2003 +619.2% 0.1% 0.7%
2011 +378.6% 0.1% 0.6%
2005 -93.4% 0.7% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.1% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 2 Norway 0.7% compare
  2. 3 Mozambique 0.6% compare
  3. 4 Belarus 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Kazakhstan was 0.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
Kazakhstan ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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