Share of young women vs men who are not in education employment or training by country
Countries reporting
117
Highest
56.42
Pakistan
Lowest
2.62
Iceland
Median
18.4
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
2,191
What the numbers show
Share of young women vs men who are not in education employment or training is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 56.42 in Pakistan; the lowest is 2.62 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.4, and the mean is 19.71.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 422.6%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 71.1%).
Share of young women vs men who are not in education employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 56.42 | 2021 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 50.19 | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 3 | Honduras | 43.67 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 4 | Belize | 41.85 | 2020 | up 205.0% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 41.08 | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 6 | Botswana | 40.43 | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 7 | Mali | 39.59 | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 38.4 | 2023 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 9 | India | 38.13 | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 10 | Iran | 37.75 | 2022 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 36.17 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 36.05 | 2023 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 35.51 | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 14 | Jordan | 34.52 | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Namibia | 34.34 | 2018 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 16 | Palestine | 33.19 | 2022 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 32.78 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 18 | Zambia | 32.34 | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 31.69 | 2017 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 31.27 | 2023 | up 422.6% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 30.83 | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 30.76 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 23 | Venezuela | 30.1 | 2020 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 30.02 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 29.8 | 2022 | up 74.3% | flat |
| 26 | Turkey | 29.67 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 27 | East Timor | 29.19 | 2022 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.02 | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 27.64 | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Georgia | 26.37 | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 26.33 | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 32 | Indonesia | 26.32 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 33 | Angola | 26.07 | 2022 | up 113.2% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 25.77 | 2022 | up 36.5% | flat |
| 35 | Brazil | 25.47 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 36 | Armenia | 25.14 | 2021 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kenya | 24.97 | 2021 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 38 | Malawi | 24.89 | 2020 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.57 | 2022 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 24.39 | 2022 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 24.1 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 24.05 | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 23.75 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 44 | Bhutan | 22.62 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 22.32 | 2022 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 46 | Niger | 22.04 | 2022 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 21.55 | 2023 | — | falling |
| 48 | Panama | 21.44 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 49 | Tunisia | 20.79 | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 20.72 | 2020 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 51 | Grenada | 20.65 | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 52 | Jamaica | 20.28 | 2023 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritius | 20.15 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 54 | Romania | 19.75 | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 19.6 | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 56 | Tanzania | 19.29 | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 19.13 | 2022 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 58 | Brunei | 18.91 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 59 | Montenegro | 18.4 | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 60 | Uganda | 17.79 | 2021 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.91 | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | 16.73 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 63 | Chile | 16.7 | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 64 | Mongolia | 16.01 | 2023 | down 25.5% | flat |
| 65 | Uruguay | 15.9 | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 66 | Israel | 15.66 | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 67 | Thailand | 15.55 | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 68 | Togo | 15.49 | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 15.44 | 2022 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 70 | Nigeria | 15.1 | 2023 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 72 | Cyprus | 14.63 | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia | 13.59 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 74 | Lithuania | 12.6 | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 12.38 | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 76 | New Zealand | 12.36 | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 77 | Italy | 12.28 | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 78 | Serbia | 12.16 | 2023 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 12.12 | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Moldova | 12.09 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 81 | Vietnam | 11.76 | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 11.62 | 2023 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 83 | United States | 11.39 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 84 | Hungary | 11.02 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 85 | Austria | 10.91 | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Canada | 10.84 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 10.59 | 2023 | up 123.4% | falling |
| 88 | Malaysia | 10.57 | 2022 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 10.39 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 90 | Poland | 10.37 | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Russia | 9.91 | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 9.59 | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 93 | Czechia | 9.57 | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Spain | 9.08 | 2023 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 95 | Malta | 8.26 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 96 | Cambodia | 8.11 | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 97 | Slovakia | 8.04 | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 98 | Germany | 7.74 | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Australia | 7.73 | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 100 | Slovenia | 7.48 | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Portugal | 7.22 | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 102 | Estonia | 7.22 | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 103 | Denmark | 6.96 | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 104 | Finland | 6.82 | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Switzerland | 6.38 | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 106 | Latvia | 6.29 | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | 6.04 | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Singapore | 5.91 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 109 | Belgium | 5.74 | 2023 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 110 | Hong Kong | 5.62 | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 111 | Norway | 5.17 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 5.14 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Belarus | 5.13 | 2022 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 114 | Macao | 4.32 | 2016 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 115 | Japan | 3.76 | 2019 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 116 | Netherlands | 3.54 | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 117 | Iceland | 2.62 | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |