Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
51.0%
Zimbabwe
Lowest
3.1%
Japan
Median
12.3%
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
615
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%) is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 51.0% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 3.1% in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.3%, and the mean is 14.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in New Caledonia (up 109.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 62.9%).
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 51.0% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 43.3% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 3 | Botswana | 40.1% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 30.2% | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 5 | Ghana | 29.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Rwanda | 27.3% | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 7 | Angola | 25.2% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 8 | New Caledonia | 24.7% | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia | 24.3% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 10 | El Salvador | 21.6% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 11 | Brazil | 19.3% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 18.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 17.6% | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 17.6% | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 15 | Georgia | 17.5% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 16 | Romania | 17.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.8% | 2024 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 19 | Israel | 15.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 14.9% | 2024 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 21 | Panama | 14.7% | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Uruguay | 14.1% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 25 | Chile | 13.5% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 26 | Canada | 13.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 13.3% | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 13.2% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 29 | New Zealand | 12.8% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 30 | France | 12.6% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 12.3% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 31 | Viet Nam | 12.3% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 12.0% | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 34 | United States of America | 11.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 10.9% | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 10.5% | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 10.4% | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 10.2% | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 10.2% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 40 | Mongolia | 10.1% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 41 | Hungary | 10.0% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 43 | Slovakia | 8.8% | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 44 | Australia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 8.4% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 45 | Russian Federation | 8.4% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 47 | Finland | 8.3% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 48 | Belgium | 8.2% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 8.1% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 50 | Malta | 7.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 51 | Portugal | 7.8% | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 52 | Germany | 7.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 7.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 54 | Switzerland | 6.9% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 55 | Denmark | 6.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 56 | Singapore | 6.5% | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 57 | Norway | 5.8% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 58 | Ireland | 5.7% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 59 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 60 | Czechia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 61 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 4.1% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 62 | Iceland | 4.0% | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 63 | Japan | 3.1% | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.