economic2024
Share of youth not in education, employment or training
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
20.6%
Median: 18.7%
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
Tokelau
77.4%
Lowest
Japan
3.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Tokelau77.4%
2Kiribati53.7%
3Sao Tome and Principe48.7%
4Vanuatu47.5%
5Sudan46.5%
By Region
Other24.7%(105 countries)
Africa24.0%(9 countries)
Asia18.9%(24 countries)
South America18.3%(7 countries)
North America16.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.1%)High (77.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.6%)
Other (105)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 77.4% |
| 2 | Kiribati | 53.7% |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.7% |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 47.5% |
| 5 | Sudan | 46.5% |
| 6 | Guyana | 45.7% |
| 7 | Yemen | 44.8% |
| 8 | Mauritania | 44.1% |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 43.8% |
| 10 | Somalia | 43.7% |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 41.3% |
| 12 | Nauru | 41.0% |
| 13 | Liberia | 40.7% |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | 40.0% |
| 15 | Republic of The Gambia | 39.9% |
| 16 | Botswana | 37.6% |
| 17 | Venezuela | 37.1% |
| 18 | Chad | 37.1% |
| 19 | Iraq | 36.9% |
| 20 | Morocco | 35.3% |
| 21 | Lesotho | 35.2% |
| 22 | Nepal | 34.8% |
| 23 | South Africa | 34.6% |
| 24 | Pakistan | 34.6% |
| 25 | Eswatini | 34.4% |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 34.4% |
| 27 | Guinea | 34.3% |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 34.3% |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 33.2% |
| 30 | Namibia | 31.9% |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.4% |
| 32 | Senegal | 31.3% |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 31.1% |
| 34 | Honduras | 30.4% |
| 35 | Jordan | 30.2% |
| 36 | Samoa | 30.1% |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 30.0% |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 29.1% |
| 39 | South Sudan | 29.1% |
| 40 | Barbados | 29.0% |
| 41 | Zambia | 28.9% |
| 42 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.7% |
| 43 | Reunion | 28.6% |
| 44 | Wallis and Futuna | 28.1% |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 28.0% |
| 46 | Rwanda | 27.9% |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7% |
| 48 | Ghana | 27.6% |
| 49 | Mali | 26.7% |
| 50 | Maldives | 26.3% |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 25.7% |
| 52 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.7% |
| 53 | Tonga | 25.6% |
| 54 | State of Palestine | 25.4% |
| 55 | Georgia | 24.9% |
| 56 | Belize | 24.9% |
| 57 | Angola | 24.8% |
| 58 | Egypt | 24.6% |
| 59 | Madagascar | 24.5% |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 24.5% |
| 61 | Guatemala | 23.8% |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 23.6% |
| 63 | Lebanon | 23.5% |
| 64 | India | 23.5% |
| 65 | Cameroon | 23.2% |
| 66 | Colombia | 23.2% |
| 67 | Djibouti | 22.8% |
| 68 | Peru | 22.8% |
| 69 | Tunisia | 22.7% |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.5% |
| 71 | Türkiye | 22.4% |
| 72 | Republic of the Congo | 22.3% |
| 73 | Armenia | 21.9% |
| 74 | El Salvador | 21.5% |
| 75 | Indonesia | 21.4% |
| 76 | Comoros | 21.2% |
| 77 | Haiti | 21.1% |
| 78 | Algeria | 21.0% |
| 79 | Seychelles | 20.4% |
| 80 | Montenegro | 20.1% |
| 81 | Fiji | 20.1% |
| 82 | Grenada | 20.1% |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.8% |
| 84 | Bhutan | 19.7% |
| 85 | Jamaica | 19.7% |
| 86 | Malawi | 19.4% |
| 87 | Brazil | 19.3% |
| 88 | Mozambique | 19.2% |
| 89 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.1% |
| 90 | Ecuador | 19.0% |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.8% |
| 92 | Kenya | 18.7% |
| 93 | Paraguay | 18.6% |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 18.3% |
| 95 | Suriname | 18.2% |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 18.1% |
| 97 | Palau | 18.0% |
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.9% |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 17.5% |
| 100 | Curaçao | 17.5% |
| 101 | Mauritius | 17.4% |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 17.0% |
| 103 | Aruba | 16.6% |
| 104 | Romania | 16.5% |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.5% |
| 106 | Ukraine | 16.5% |
| 107 | Mexico | 16.4% |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.0% |
| 109 | Niger | 15.7% |
| 110 | Panama | 15.1% |
| 111 | Argentina | 15.0% |
| 112 | Myanmar | 15.0% |
| 113 | Bangladesh | 15.0% |
| 114 | Israel | 14.9% |
| 115 | Uruguay | 14.9% |
| 116 | Mongolia | 14.6% |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.4% |
| 118 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.4% |
| 119 | Benin | 14.2% |
| 120 | Uganda | 13.8% |
| 121 | Chile | 13.8% |
| 122 | Cyprus | 13.6% |
| 123 | Lithuania | 13.6% |
| 124 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.3% |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.2% |
| 126 | Austria | 13.1% |
| 127 | Togo | 13.0% |
| 128 | Canada | 13.0% |
| 129 | United Kingdom | 12.8% |
| 130 | Philippines | 12.8% |
| 131 | People's Republic of China | 12.7% |
| 132 | Italy | 12.7% |
| 133 | Greece | 12.5% |
| 134 | Cook Islands | 12.5% |
| 135 | Thailand | 12.5% |
| 136 | Serbia | 12.4% |
| 137 | Nigeria | 11.9% |
| 138 | France | 11.8% |
| 139 | New Zealand | 11.7% |
| 140 | United States of America | 11.6% |
| 141 | Spain | 11.3% |
| 142 | Burundi | 11.2% |
| 143 | Bulgaria | 11.2% |
| 144 | Niue | 10.8% |
| 145 | Vietnam | 10.8% |
| 146 | South Korea | 10.8% |
| 147 | Poland | 10.2% |
| 148 | Malaysia | 10.2% |
| 149 | Croatia | 9.9% |
| 150 | Hungary | 9.8% |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 9.6% |
| 152 | Bolivia | 9.6% |
| 153 | Estonia | 9.6% |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 9.5% |
| 155 | Slovakia | 9.2% |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9% |
| 157 | Finland | 8.8% |
| 158 | Russian Federation | 8.7% |
| 159 | Portugal | 8.5% |
| 160 | Australia | 8.5% |
| 161 | Luxembourg | 8.2% |
| 162 | Malta | 7.9% |
| 163 | Germany | 7.7% |
| 164 | Slovenia | 7.3% |
| 165 | Denmark | 7.2% |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 7.0% |
| 167 | Czech Republic | 7.0% |
| 168 | Bermuda | 6.8% |
| 169 | Singapore | 6.8% |
| 170 | Belgium | 6.8% |
| 171 | Switzerland | 6.6% |
| 172 | Cambodia | 6.2% |
| 173 | Hong Kong | 5.9% |
| 174 | Iceland | 5.8% |
| 175 | Norway | 5.7% |
| 176 | Latvia | 5.7% |
| 177 | Belarus | 5.2% |
| 178 | Sweden | 5.1% |
| 179 | Ireland | 5.1% |
| 180 | Macao | 5.0% |
| 181 | Netherlands | 3.7% |
| 182 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 3.3% |
| 183 | Japan | 3.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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