Asia vs Kenya: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Asia
20.6%
in 2025
Kenya
27.8%
in 2022
Asia rank
15th
Kenya rank
15th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Asia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.8% against 20.6% in Asia, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 15th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 22.7% | 1.9% | Asia |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 5.8% | Asia |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 23.1% | 1.5% | Kenya |
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, Asia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 27.8% against 20.6% in Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Asia and Kenya?
- 7.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Kenya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Asia and Kenya rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Asia ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 15th 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.