Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
0.8%
Djibouti
Lowest
0.0%
China
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,429
What the numbers show
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in Djibouti; the lowest is 0.0% in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,157.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 462.5%), and the largest decrease in China (down 99.4%).
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | up 351.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2016 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 4 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2020 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 0.5% | 2016 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 9 | Albania | 0.5% | 2019 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 116.6% | rising |
| 11 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0.5% | 2016 | up 206.8% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 0.5% | 2016 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 14 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 0.5% | 2016 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2016 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 18 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2010 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | 0.4% | 2016 | up 190.1% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 0.4% | 2013 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 23 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.4% | 2016 | up 232.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 24.2% | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2019 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2016 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 30 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 31 | France | 0.3% | 2016 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 32 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2014 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2005 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2002 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 36 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2017 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 37 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2021 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 39 | Serbia | 0.3% | 2018 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 40 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2016 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 43 | Uruguay | 0.3% | 2021 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2016 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 274.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2021 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 47 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 0.3% | 2016 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 0.2% | 2021 | up 89.1% | falling |
| 50 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2016 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 51 | Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 55 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 57 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 60 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 68.4% | falling |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 63 | Belgium | 0.2% | 2003 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 64 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2% | 2011 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 462.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Norway | 0.2% | 2016 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 70 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 72 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2019 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 73 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 79 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2016 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 83 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 84 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2018 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2010 | up 419.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2018 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 88 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 89 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 33.0% | flat |
| 91 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2018 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 93 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 94 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 95 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | up 138.9% | falling |
| 97 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 98 | Madagascar | 0.1% | 2012 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 100 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 107 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 99.4% | volatile |