Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
129
Highest
47.5%
Vanuatu
Lowest
3.1%
Japan
Median
15.3%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,977
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 47.5% in Vanuatu; the lowest is 3.1% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.3%, and the mean is 17.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 401.2%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 69.5%).
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2020 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 39.4% | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 38.0% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 4 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 37.1% | 2020 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 36.0% | 2024 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 35.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 34.6% | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Namibia | 31.9% | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mali | 31.3% | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 30.8% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 30.2% | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 29.1% | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 29.1% | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 28.5% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 15 | Kenya | 27.8% | 2022 | up 102.3% | flat |
| 16 | State of Palestine | 26.7% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 26.7% | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 18 | Melanesia | 26.1% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 19 | Rwanda | 25.9% | 2024 | up 401.2% | rising |
| 20 | Polynesia | 25.8% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 25.7% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 22 | Belize | 24.9% | 2019 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 23 | New Caledonia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 24.3% | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 25 | India | 24.2% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 26 | Guatemala | 24.0% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 27 | Ghana | 23.9% | 2024 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 28 | Egypt | 23.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 29 | Albania | 23.2% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 23.1% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 22.9% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Türkiye | 22.9% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 33 | Peru | 22.8% | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 22.6% | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 22.6% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 21.6% | 2024 | down 47.2% | flat |
| 37 | Angola | 21.4% | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 38 | Indonesia | 21.4% | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 39 | Algeria | 20.9% | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 40 | Fiji | 20.8% | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 41 | El Salvador | 20.5% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 42 | Bhutan | 20.2% | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 43 | Armenia | 20.2% | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 44 | Grenada | 20.1% | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 45 | Jamaica | 19.7% | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 46 | Brazil | 19.3% | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.3% | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.1% | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.1% | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.8% | 2022 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 50 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.8% | 2022 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 52 | Paraguay | 18.6% | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 18.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 18.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 18.2% | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 56 | Ecuador | 17.7% | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 57 | Romania | 17.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 58 | Ukraine | 16.5% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 59 | Argentina | 16.3% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 61 | Mexico | 15.9% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.8% | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Niger | 15.7% | 2022 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 15.4% | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 65 | Israel | 15.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 66 | Myanmar | 15.0% | 2020 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 67 | Lithuania | 14.9% | 2024 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 68 | Panama | 14.7% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 69 | Georgia | 14.7% | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.3% | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 73 | Montenegro | 14.2% | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 74 | Uruguay | 14.0% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 75 | Mauritius | 13.9% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 13.8% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 13.4% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 78 | Canada | 13.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Austria | 13.3% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 80 | Cyprus | 13.2% | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 81 | Togo | 13.0% | 2022 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 82 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12.8% | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 12.8% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 84 | New Zealand | 12.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 85 | Serbia | 12.6% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | France | 12.6% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 12.4% | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 88 | Italy | 12.0% | 2024 | down 46.1% | flat |
| 89 | Nigeria | 11.9% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 90 | United States of America | 11.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 11.5% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 11.5% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 10.9% | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 94 | Poland | 10.5% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 95 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 10.4% | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 10.2% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 10.2% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 99 | Estonia | 10.2% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 10.2% | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 10.2% | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 102 | Hungary | 10.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 103 | Mongolia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 104 | Latvia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 9.5% | 2016 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 106 | Australia and New Zealand | 9.3% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 107 | Slovakia | 8.8% | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 108 | Australia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 109 | Russian Federation | 8.4% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 109 | Russian Federation | 8.4% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 111 | Finland | 8.3% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 112 | Belgium | 8.2% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 113 | Croatia | 8.1% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 114 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 115 | Malta | 7.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 116 | Portugal | 7.8% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 117 | Germany | 7.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 118 | Slovenia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 119 | Switzerland | 6.9% | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 120 | Denmark | 6.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 121 | Singapore | 6.5% | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 122 | Cambodia | 6.3% | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 123 | Norway | 5.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 124 | Ireland | 5.7% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 125 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 126 | Czechia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 127 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.1% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 128 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2024 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 129 | Japan | 3.1% | 2019 | down 29.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 34.8%
- Northern Africa 30.1%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 29.3%
- Middle Africa 28.9%
- Western Asia 28.6%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 25.9%
- Southern Asia 25.8%
- Central and Southern Asia 25.5%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 24.6%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 23.5%
- Africa 22.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 21.6%
- Developing regions 21.3%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 21.1%
- Asia 20.6%
- Caribbean 20.5%
- World 20.1%
- Eastern Africa 19.7%
- South America 19.6%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 19.3%
- Western Africa 18.7%
- Central America 18.4%
- Central Asia 17.0%
- Americas 16.9%
- South-Eastern Asia 16.3%
- Oceania 15.9%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 12.8%
- Eastern Europe 12.2%
- Northern America 11.8%
- Northern Europe 11.7%
- United States of America 11.6%
- Europe and Northern America 11.4%
- Southern Europe 11.3%
- Europe 11.2%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 10.7%
- Eastern Asia 10.6%
- Western Europe 9.3%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5.7%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 5.0%