Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America
United States of America: Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training was 11.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America, 1994–2023
Source: ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America stood at 11.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America peaked at 18.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2019.
United States of America ranks 83rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.7% | — |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +29.8% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 11.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +29.8% | 10.9% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.1% | 18.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 4 |
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 share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America?
- Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in United States of America was 11.4% in 2023, according to ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training?
- United States of America ranks 83rd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of women aged 15–24 who are not in education, employment, or vocational training.