Americas vs India: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Americas
16.9%
in 2025
India
24.2%
in 2024
Americas rank
24th
India rank
25th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Americas
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 24.2% against 16.9% in Americas, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Americas's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 24th and India ranks 25th of 39 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 29.9% | 11.1% | India |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 29.5% | 11.2% | India |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 26.4% | 8.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Americas or India?
- India, at 24.2% against 16.9% in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Americas and India?
- 7.3%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Americas and India rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Americas ranks 24th and India ranks 25th 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.