Youth not in education employment training by country
Countries reporting
115
Highest
47.53
Vanuatu
Lowest
3.14
Japan
Median
14.93
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,863
What the numbers show
Youth not in education employment training is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 47.53 in Vanuatu; the lowest is 3.14 in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.93, and the mean is 16.69.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 441.1%), and the largest decrease in Trinidad and Tobago (down 72.4%).
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 | Botswana | 37.58 | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 37.13 | 2020 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 34.61 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 34.56 | 2021 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 6 | Namibia | 31.88 | 2018 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 7 | Senegal | 31.33 | 2022 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 31.07 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 9 | Honduras | 30.39 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 30.23 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 29.98 | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 29.12 | 2022 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 28.93 | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 27.92 | 2023 | up 441.1% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 27.6 | 2022 | up 95.3% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 26.67 | 2022 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 25.68 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 18 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 25.65 | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 19 | State of Palestine | 25.44 | 2022 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 20 | Georgia | 24.91 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 21 | Belize | 24.88 | 2019 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 22 | Angola | 24.81 | 2022 | up 147.9% | falling |
| 23 | Egypt | 24.57 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 24 | Guatemala | 23.82 | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 25 | New Caledonia | 23.62 | 2022 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 26 | India | 23.49 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 23.15 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 28 | Peru | 22.78 | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 29 | Tunisia | 22.65 | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 30 | Türkiye | 22.42 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 31 | Armenia | 21.89 | 2021 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 21.52 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 33 | Indonesia | 21.36 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | Algeria | 20.95 | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 35 | Montenegro | 20.13 | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 36 | Grenada | 20.09 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.83 | 2022 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 38 | Bhutan | 19.72 | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 39 | Jamaica | 19.7 | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 40 | Malawi | 19.41 | 2020 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 19.31 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 19.13 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 43 | Ecuador | 18.95 | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.83 | 2022 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 45 | Paraguay | 18.59 | 2017 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 18.28 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 18.05 | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 48 | Mauritius | 17.37 | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 49 | Romania | 16.54 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.52 | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 51 | Mexico | 16.35 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.98 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 53 | Niger | 15.66 | 2022 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Panama | 15.14 | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 55 | Argentina | 15.03 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 56 | Myanmar | 15.02 | 2020 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 14.96 | 2022 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 58 | Israel | 14.93 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 14.86 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 60 | Mongolia | 14.62 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.38 | 2023 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.35 | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 63 | Uganda | 13.8 | 2021 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 13.76 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 13.64 | 2023 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 13.55 | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 13.31 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 68 | Austria | 13.12 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 13.02 | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 70 | Canada | 12.99 | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 12.8 | 2023 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 72 | Philippines | 12.76 | 2022 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 73 | Italy | 12.67 | 2023 | down 42.9% | flat |
| 74 | Greece | 12.5 | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 12.46 | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 76 | Serbia | 12.4 | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 77 | Nigeria | 11.85 | 2023 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 78 | France | 11.8 | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 79 | New Zealand | 11.67 | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 80 | United States | 11.6 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 81 | Spain | 11.26 | 2024 | down 28.5% | flat |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 11.15 | 2023 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 83 | Viet Nam | 10.82 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 84 | Poland | 10.24 | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 85 | Malaysia | 10.22 | 2022 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 86 | Croatia | 9.87 | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 87 | Hungary | 9.83 | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 88 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9.6 | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 89 | Estonia | 9.59 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 9.49 | 2016 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 91 | Slovakia | 9.17 | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 92 | Finland | 8.84 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 8.7 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 94 | Australia | 8.53 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 94 | Portugal | 8.53 | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 8.18 | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 97 | Malta | 7.88 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 98 | Germany | 7.68 | 2023 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 99 | Slovenia | 7.27 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 100 | Denmark | 7.15 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 101 | Czechia | 7.03 | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Belgium | 6.76 | 2023 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 102 | Singapore | 6.76 | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 104 | Switzerland | 6.61 | 2023 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 105 | Cambodia | 6.19 | 2021 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 106 | Hong Kong (China) | 5.94 | 2023 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 107 | Iceland | 5.84 | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 108 | Norway | 5.72 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 109 | Latvia | 5.7 | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 110 | Belarus | 5.15 | 2022 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 111 | Sweden | 5.12 | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 112 | Ireland | 5.07 | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 113 | Macau, China | 4.96 | 2016 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 114 | Netherlands | 3.72 | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 115 | Japan | 3.14 | 2019 | down 29.1% | falling |