Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 23.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) is 23.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 24.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2008.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.3% | — |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.7% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 19.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.5% | 24.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- 7 South Africa 34.6% compare
- 8 Namibia 31.9% compare
- 9 Mali 31.3% compare
- 10 Honduras 30.8% compare
- 11 Jordan 30.2% compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 29.1% compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 29.1% compare
More education data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 16.2% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8394 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 42.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 75.1% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 0.9828 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 73.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 52.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 63.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 64.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 23.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2008.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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