Southern Asia vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Southern Asia
25.8%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
36.0%
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Southern Asia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 36.0% against 25.8% in Southern Asia, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Southern Asia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 39 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Southern Asia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Asia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 21.1% | 7.9% | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 32.2% | 5.7% | Zimbabwe |
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, Southern Asia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 36.0% against 25.8% in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Southern Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 10.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Zimbabwe?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Southern Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Southern Asia ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.