Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) by country

Countries reporting
104
Highest
1.0%
Czechia
Lowest
0.0%
Norway
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,416

What the numbers show

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.0% in Norway.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 2,832.4%), and the largest decrease in Armenia (down 100.0%).

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 1.0% 2011 up 57.8% volatile
1 Croatia 1.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Russian Federation 1.0% 2015 up 545.6% volatile
1 Slovakia 1.0% 2016 unchanged falling
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2014 up 84.6% volatile
6 Kazakhstan 1.0% 2018 up 442.3% volatile
7 Italy 0.9% 2016 up 135.8% rising
8 Slovenia 0.9% 2013 up 95.4% volatile
9 Bulgaria 0.8% 2016 up 59.5% rising
10 Cyprus 0.7% 2016 up 633.8% volatile
11 Hungary 0.7% 2016 up 23.9% rising
12 Georgia 0.7% 2020 up 797.1% volatile
13 Greece 0.7% 2016 up 323.1% volatile
14 Spain 0.7% 2016 up 167.2% rising
15 Djibouti 0.7% 2017 down 11.2% falling
16 Ireland 0.7% 2016 up 155.8% volatile
17 Portugal 0.7% 2016 up 154.5% volatile
18 South Africa 0.6% 2020 up 13.4% flat
19 Estonia 0.6% 2016 up 245.3% rising
20 Gambia 0.6% 2020 up 813.3% volatile
21 Kosovo 0.6% 2017 up 69.9% falling
21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% 2017 up 69.9% falling
23 Montenegro 0.5% 2010 up 9.8% rising
24 Germany 0.5% 2011 up 175.7% rising
25 Latvia 0.5% 2016 down 13.7% rising
26 North Macedonia 0.5% 2020 down 23.5% falling
27 Sweden 0.4% 2016 up 54.7% volatile
28 Albania 0.4% 2019 up 121.1% rising
29 Puerto Rico 0.4% 2005 down 17.8% volatile
30 Jordan 0.4% 2016 up 28.6% flat
31 Belgium 0.4% 2003 up 125.7% rising
32 Tunisia 0.4% 2015 up 26.1% rising
33 Poland 0.4% 2019 up 13.7% rising
34 Luxembourg 0.4% 2016 up 40.6% volatile
35 Brazil 0.3% 2021 up 83.1% rising
36 Palestine, State of 0.3% 2017 down 3.0% rising
37 Jamaica 0.3% 2002 down 18.7% falling
38 Serbia 0.3% 2018 down 40.0% falling
39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% 2019 down 47.7% falling
40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 up 957.1% volatile
41 Namibia 0.3% 2015 down 26.3% falling
42 Mauritius 0.3% 2017 up 26.5% falling
43 Rwanda 0.3% 2021 up 268.1% volatile
44 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 31.4% rising
45 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 10.9% rising
46 Türkiye 0.2% 2019 down 4.2% rising
47 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 down 34.4% volatile
48 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 3.0% falling
49 Colombia 0.2% 2021 up 7.7% falling
50 Belarus 0.2% 2010 down 70.8% volatile
51 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 240.4% volatile
52 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 12.2% rising
53 Mongolia 0.2% 2021 up 2,832.4% volatile
54 Romania 0.2% 2018 down 28.4% falling
55 Morocco 0.2% 2013 up 22.8% falling
56 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% 2011 down 39.0% falling
57 India 0.2% 2019 up 138.6% volatile
58 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 52.7% rising
59 Netherlands 0.1% 2016 rising
60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% 2006 down 12.4% rising
61 Kenya 0.1% 2019 down 17.9% falling
62 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 48.7% falling
63 Philippines 0.1% 2019 down 7.5% falling
64 Indonesia 0.1% 2019 down 27.6% rising
65 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 13.3% flat
66 Dominican Republic 0.1% 2013 up 3.6% volatile
67 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% 2020 up 275.5% rising
68 France 0.1% 2016 down 79.8% flat
69 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 499.2% volatile
70 Paraguay 0.1% 2021 up 4.6% rising
71 Nicaragua 0.1% 2014 up 7.5% volatile
72 Mexico 0.1% 2020 down 29.2% falling
73 United States of America 0.1% 2018 down 66.3% volatile
74 El Salvador 0.1% 2019 up 0.1% falling
75 Honduras 0.1% 2019 up 94.8% flat
76 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 20.2% volatile
77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% 2018 up 8.3% volatile
78 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 55.6% falling
79 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 518.8% volatile
80 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 95.1% rising
81 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 41.7% rising
82 Peru 0.0% 2021 up 30.5% falling
83 Thailand 0.0% 2021 up 206.5% rising
84 Tajikistan 0.0% 2013 down 50.3% volatile
85 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 67.7% volatile
86 Guinea 0.0% 2018 up 16.9% volatile
87 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 down 88.8% volatile
88 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 down 58.3% volatile
89 Guatemala 0.0% 2019 down 61.0% volatile
90 Ecuador 0.0% 2021 down 86.9% volatile
91 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 92.8% volatile
92 Niger 0.0% 2018 down 94.1% volatile
93 Senegal 0.0% 2018 down 94.5% volatile
94 Malawi 0.0% 2019 down 43.2% volatile
95 Togo 0.0% 2018 down 95.3% volatile
96 China 0.0% 2013 down 99.3% volatile
97 Armenia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
97 Denmark 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
97 Iceland 0.0% 2015 volatile
97 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
97 Korea 0.0% 2017 volatile
97 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
97 Republic of Moldova 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
97 Norway 0.0% 2016 volatile

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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