Kenya vs Melanesia: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Kenya
27.8%
in 2022
Melanesia
26.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
15th
Melanesia rank
18th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Melanesia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.8% against 26.1% in Melanesia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Melanesia ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 18th of 129 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 32.1% | 9.4% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 28.6% | 11.9% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 26.5% | 3.3% | Melanesia |
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, Kenya or Melanesia?
- Kenya, at 27.8% against 26.1% in Melanesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Kenya and Melanesia?
- 1.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Melanesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 15th and Melanesia ranks 18th of 129 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.