Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in United States of America
United States of America: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in United States of America, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 11.6% for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in United States of America peaked at 13.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2019.
That places United States of America 34th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.4% | — |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -0.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 11.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.4% | 13.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in United States of America?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in United States of America was 11.6% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- United States of America ranks 34th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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