Africa vs Namibia: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Africa
22.9%
in 2025
Namibia
31.9%
in 2018
Africa rank
11th
Namibia rank
8th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Africa
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 31.9% against 22.9% in Africa, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 8th of 39 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Africa or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 31.9% against 22.9% in Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Africa and Namibia?
- 9.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Africa ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 8th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.