demographic2026
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
23.7%
Median: 21.6%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
84.0%
Lowest
Japan
3.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan84.0%
2Yemen68.4%
3Sudan63.2%
4Pakistan56.4%
5Djibouti53.7%
By Region
Africa30.7%(9 countries)
Other27.4%(106 countries)
Asia25.2%(26 countries)
South America22.6%(7 countries)
North America22.0%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.5%)High (84.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 84.0% |
| 2 | Yemen | 68.4% |
| 3 | Sudan | 63.2% |
| 4 | Pakistan | 56.4% |
| 5 | Djibouti | 53.7% |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 53.1% |
| 7 | Iraq | 53.1% |
| 8 | Morocco | 51.3% |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.3% |
| 10 | Somalia | 50.2% |
| 11 | Guyana | 50.1% |
| 12 | Chad | 49.1% |
| 13 | Mauritania | 48.3% |
| 14 | Honduras | 45.0% |
| 15 | Senegal | 43.9% |
| 16 | Lesotho | 43.3% |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 42.7% |
| 18 | Guinea | 42.6% |
| 19 | Nepal | 41.5% |
| 20 | Guatemala | 40.3% |
| 21 | Mali | 39.8% |
| 22 | India | 39.4% |
| 23 | Eswatini | 39.2% |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 38.9% |
| 25 | Republic of The Gambia | 38.8% |
| 26 | Botswana | 38.2% |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 38.0% |
| 28 | South Sudan | 37.8% |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 36.6% |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 36.1% |
| 31 | Libya | 36.1% |
| 32 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 35.9% |
| 33 | South Africa | 35.6% |
| 34 | Egypt | 35.5% |
| 35 | Belize | 35.5% |
| 36 | Jordan | 34.6% |
| 37 | Eritrea | 33.2% |
| 38 | Namibia | 33.2% |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 33.1% |
| 40 | Gabon | 33.0% |
| 41 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32.8% |
| 42 | Samoa | 32.5% |
| 43 | Zambia | 32.5% |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 32.5% |
| 45 | Oman | 32.3% |
| 46 | El Salvador | 32.0% |
| 47 | Venezuela | 31.9% |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 31.2% |
| 49 | Cameroon | 31.2% |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 31.1% |
| 51 | State of Palestine | 31.0% |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 30.9% |
| 53 | Madagascar | 30.1% |
| 54 | Algeria | 30.1% |
| 55 | Türkiye | 30.0% |
| 56 | Colombia | 29.9% |
| 57 | Rwanda | 29.9% |
| 58 | Ghana | 29.8% |
| 59 | Lebanon | 29.8% |
| 60 | Timor-Leste | 29.3% |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 29.0% |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.8% |
| 63 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.5% |
| 64 | Haiti | 27.9% |
| 65 | Tonga | 27.9% |
| 66 | Maldives | 27.5% |
| 67 | Ecuador | 27.4% |
| 68 | Malawi | 26.9% |
| 69 | Peru | 26.9% |
| 70 | Fiji | 26.4% |
| 71 | Indonesia | 26.4% |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.3% |
| 73 | Angola | 26.1% |
| 74 | Kenya | 25.6% |
| 75 | Georgia | 25.6% |
| 76 | French Polynesia | 25.3% |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 25.2% |
| 78 | Paraguay | 25.1% |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 25.0% |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24.9% |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 24.5% |
| 82 | Brazil | 24.3% |
| 83 | Albania | 24.2% |
| 84 | Mexico | 23.7% |
| 85 | Armenia | 23.4% |
| 86 | Bhutan | 23.2% |
| 87 | Niger | 23.1% |
| 88 | Comoros | 23.0% |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 22.5% |
| 90 | Mozambique | 22.4% |
| 91 | Suriname | 22.3% |
| 92 | Barbados | 22.1% |
| 93 | Myanmar | 22.0% |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 21.3% |
| 95 | Kuwait | 21.1% |
| 96 | Ukraine | 21.1% |
| 97 | Saint Lucia | 21.0% |
| 98 | Tunisia | 20.9% |
| 99 | Romania | 20.7% |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 20.6% |
| 101 | Jamaica | 20.5% |
| 102 | Mauritius | 20.2% |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 19.7% |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 19.5% |
| 105 | Panama | 19.3% |
| 106 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 19.2% |
| 107 | Uzbekistan | 19.0% |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.0% |
| 109 | Bahamas | 18.9% |
| 110 | Liberia | 18.8% |
| 111 | Argentina | 18.1% |
| 112 | Nigeria | 17.7% |
| 113 | Montenegro | 17.7% |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 17.6% |
| 115 | Uganda | 17.5% |
| 116 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 17.4% |
| 117 | Bahrain | 17.3% |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.3% |
| 119 | Uruguay | 17.0% |
| 120 | Benin | 16.8% |
| 121 | Mongolia | 16.1% |
| 122 | Thailand | 15.9% |
| 123 | Philippines | 15.7% |
| 124 | Israel | 15.7% |
| 125 | Togo | 15.7% |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.4% |
| 127 | Cuba | 15.4% |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.1% |
| 129 | Chile | 15.0% |
| 130 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.9% |
| 131 | Russian Federation | 14.2% |
| 132 | Guam | 13.8% |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 13.7% |
| 134 | New Zealand | 13.1% |
| 135 | United Kingdom | 13.1% |
| 136 | Lithuania | 12.9% |
| 137 | Qatar | 12.5% |
| 138 | Serbia | 12.5% |
| 139 | United States of America | 12.0% |
| 140 | Cambodia | 11.9% |
| 141 | Canada | 11.9% |
| 142 | People's Republic of China | 11.8% |
| 143 | Vietnam | 11.8% |
| 144 | North Korea | 11.7% |
| 145 | Italy | 11.6% |
| 146 | Hungary | 11.5% |
| 147 | Bulgaria | 11.4% |
| 148 | France | 11.4% |
| 149 | Burundi | 11.3% |
| 150 | Cyprus | 11.3% |
| 151 | Bolivia | 11.2% |
| 152 | Austria | 10.9% |
| 153 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.8% |
| 154 | Malaysia | 10.6% |
| 155 | Kazakhstan | 10.5% |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 10.4% |
| 157 | Poland | 10.4% |
| 158 | Greece | 10.1% |
| 159 | South Korea | 9.8% |
| 160 | Spain | 9.6% |
| 161 | Latvia | 8.9% |
| 162 | Slovakia | 8.6% |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 8.6% |
| 164 | Estonia | 8.6% |
| 165 | Australia | 8.0% |
| 166 | Germany | 7.7% |
| 167 | Croatia | 7.6% |
| 168 | Malta | 7.6% |
| 169 | Portugal | 7.5% |
| 170 | Finland | 7.4% |
| 171 | Denmark | 7.1% |
| 172 | Slovenia | 6.6% |
| 173 | Switzerland | 6.4% |
| 174 | Belgium | 6.3% |
| 175 | Czech Republic | 6.0% |
| 176 | Ireland | 6.0% |
| 177 | Belarus | 5.9% |
| 178 | Norway | 5.8% |
| 179 | Singapore | 5.4% |
| 180 | Sweden | 5.1% |
| 181 | Hong Kong | 5.1% |
| 182 | Azerbaijan | 5.0% |
| 183 | Netherlands | 3.6% |
| 184 | Iceland | 3.6% |
| 185 | Macao | 3.5% |
| 186 | Japan | 3.5% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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