Youth not in education employment training by country
Countries reporting
121
Highest
47.53
Vanuatu
Lowest
3.14
Japan
Median
14.91
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,015
What the numbers show
Youth not in education employment training is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 47.53 in Vanuatu; the lowest is 3.14 in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.91, and the mean is 16.76.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 401.2%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 69.5%).
Youth not in education employment training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 47.53 | 2020 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 2 | Malawi | 39.42 | 2024 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 38 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 4 | Venezuela | 37.13 | 2020 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 35.99 | 2024 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 6 | Senegal | 35.17 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Africa | 34.61 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 8 | Namibia | 31.88 | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 9 | Mali | 31.34 | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 30.75 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 11 | Jordan | 30.23 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 12 | East Timor | 29.12 | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 28.52 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 27.78 | 2022 | up 102.3% | flat |
| 15 | Palestine | 26.73 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 16 | Zambia | 26.69 | 2024 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 17 | Rwanda | 25.86 | 2024 | up 401.2% | rising |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 25.69 | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 19 | Belize | 24.88 | 2019 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 20 | New Caledonia | 24.74 | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 21 | Iran | 24.32 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 22 | India | 24.19 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 23 | Guatemala | 24.03 | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 24 | Ghana | 23.91 | 2024 | up 69.2% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 23.78 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Albania | 23.16 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 23.15 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 28 | Turkey | 22.95 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 22.78 | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 30 | Tunisia | 22.65 | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 22.63 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 21.63 | 2024 | down 47.2% | flat |
| 33 | Angola | 21.38 | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 34 | Indonesia | 21.36 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 35 | Algeria | 20.95 | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 36 | Fiji | 20.79 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 37 | El Salvador | 20.54 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 38 | Bhutan | 20.24 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 39 | Armenia | 20.18 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 40 | Grenada | 20.09 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 41 | Jamaica | 19.7 | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 42 | Brazil | 19.31 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.31 | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 44 | Brunei | 19.05 | 2024 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.83 | 2022 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 46 | Paraguay | 18.59 | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 18.47 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 18.28 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 18.2 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 17.72 | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 51 | Romania | 17.04 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 52 | Ukraine | 16.47 | 2017 | — | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 16.32 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 16.16 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 55 | Mexico | 15.88 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.85 | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Niger | 15.66 | 2022 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 15.43 | 2024 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 59 | Israel | 15.27 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 60 | Myanmar | 15.02 | 2020 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 14.91 | 2024 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 62 | Panama | 14.7 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 63 | Georgia | 14.69 | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.31 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 14.3 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 66 | Montenegro | 14.25 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 67 | Uruguay | 14.03 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 68 | Mauritius | 13.94 | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 69 | Uganda | 13.77 | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 13.44 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 71 | Canada | 13.27 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Austria | 13.26 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 73 | Cyprus | 13.17 | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 74 | Togo | 13.02 | 2022 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 75 | Tanzania | 12.83 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 76 | Thailand | 12.82 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 77 | New Zealand | 12.78 | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 78 | Serbia | 12.6 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 79 | France | 12.57 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 80 | Philippines | 12.36 | 2023 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 81 | Italy | 11.96 | 2024 | down 46.1% | flat |
| 82 | Nigeria | 11.91 | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 83 | United States | 11.59 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 84 | Moldova | 11.49 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 10.89 | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 86 | Poland | 10.54 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 87 | Spain | 10.5 | 2025 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 88 | Greece | 10.43 | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 89 | Vietnam | 10.25 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 90 | Estonia | 10.23 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 10.23 | 2024 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 92 | Malaysia | 10.22 | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Hungary | 9.98 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 94 | Mongolia | 9.9 | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 95 | Latvia | 9.89 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 9.49 | 2016 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 97 | Slovakia | 8.75 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 98 | Australia | 8.53 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 99 | Russia | 8.42 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 100 | Finland | 8.28 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 101 | Belgium | 8.15 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 8.08 | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 103 | Bolivia | 8.02 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 104 | Malta | 7.84 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 105 | Portugal | 7.76 | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 106 | Germany | 7.58 | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 107 | Slovenia | 7.13 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 108 | Switzerland | 6.91 | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 109 | Denmark | 6.9 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 110 | Singapore | 6.45 | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 111 | Cambodia | 6.32 | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 112 | Norway | 5.82 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 113 | Hong Kong | 5.67 | 2024 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 113 | Ireland | 5.67 | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 115 | Sweden | 5.58 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 116 | Belarus | 5.15 | 2022 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 117 | Macao | 4.96 | 2016 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 118 | Czechia | 4.62 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 119 | Netherlands | 4.14 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 120 | Iceland | 3.97 | 2024 | down 30.6% | flat |
| 121 | Japan | 3.14 | 2019 | down 29.1% | falling |