Kenya vs World: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Kenya
27.8%
in 2022
World
20.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
15th
World rank
17th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Kenya
- World
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 27.8% against 20.1% in World, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 15th and World ranks 17th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 21.4% | 4.7% | World |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 20.9% | 2.2% | 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, Kenya or World?
- Kenya, at 27.8% against 20.1% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Kenya and World?
- 7.7%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and World rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 15th and World ranks 17th 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.