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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |