Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Sub-Saharan Africa
21.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
29.1%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th
Timor-Leste rank
12th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 29.1% against 21.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 12th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 25.9% | 6.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 0.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 30.1% | 8.4% | Timor-Leste |
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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 29.1% against 21.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 7.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 12th 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.