Caribbean vs Zambia: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Caribbean
20.5%
in 2025
Zambia
26.7%
in 2024
Caribbean rank
16th
Zambia rank
17th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Caribbean
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 26.7% against 20.5% in Caribbean, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th of 39 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 12.9% | 8.1% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 34.0% | 13.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 29.5% | 7.9% | Zambia |
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, Caribbean or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 26.7% against 20.5% in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Caribbean and Zambia?
- 6.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Zambia rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th of 39 countries.
- 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.