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Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
23.7% of youth population
Median: 21.8% of youth population
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
84.1% of youth population
Lowest
Japan
3.5% of youth population
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan84.1% of youth population
2Yemen68.7% of youth population
3Sudan63.2% of youth population
4Pakistan56.6% of youth population
5Djibouti53.5% of youth population
By Region
Africa30.8% of youth population(9 countries)
Other27.5% of youth population(106 countries)
Asia25.3% of youth population(26 countries)
South America22.7% of youth population(7 countries)
North America22.1% of youth population(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% of youth population)High (84.1% of youth population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.7% of youth population)

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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 ↕
1Afghanistan84.1% of youth population
2Yemen68.7% of youth population
3Sudan63.2% of youth population
4Pakistan56.6% of youth population
5Djibouti53.5% of youth population
6Iraq53.4% of youth population
7Tajikistan53.3% of youth population
8Morocco51.5% of youth population
9Sao Tome and Principe51.4% of youth population
10Guyana50.2% of youth population
11Somalia50.0% of youth population
12Chad49.3% of youth population
13Mauritania48.6% of youth population
14Honduras45.1% of youth population
15Senegal44.1% of youth population
16Lesotho43.5% of youth population
17Guinea42.7% of youth population
18Syrian Arab Republic42.4% of youth population
19Nepal41.4% of youth population
20Guatemala40.5% of youth population
21Mali39.9% of youth population
22India39.6% of youth population
23Eswatini39.4% of youth population
24Vanuatu39.0% of youth population
25Republic of The Gambia38.9% of youth population
26Botswana38.4% of youth population
27Central African Republic38.1% of youth population
28South Sudan37.8% of youth population
29Nicaragua36.6% of youth population
30Zimbabwe36.2% of youth population
31Islamic Republic of Iran36.2% of youth population
32Libya36.0% of youth population
33South Africa35.7% of youth population
34Egypt35.7% of youth population
35Belize35.7% of youth population
36Jordan34.8% of youth population
37Eritrea33.4% of youth population
38Gabon33.3% of youth population
39Namibia33.2% of youth population
40Sierra Leone33.1% of youth population
41Democratic Republic of the Congo32.8% of youth population
42Republic of the Congo32.6% of youth population
43Zambia32.5% of youth population
44Samoa32.5% of youth population
45Oman32.4% of youth population
46El Salvador32.2% of youth population
47Venezuela32.0% of youth population
48Burkina Faso31.3% of youth population
49Cameroon31.3% of youth population
50Papua New Guinea31.3% of youth population
51State of Palestine31.0% of youth population
52Dominican Republic31.0% of youth population
53Türkiye30.3% of youth population
54Madagascar30.2% of youth population
55Algeria30.2% of youth population
56Rwanda30.0% of youth population
57Colombia30.0% of youth population
58Ghana29.9% of youth population
59Lebanon29.8% of youth population
60Timor-Leste29.4% of youth population
61Cape Verde29.2% of youth population
62Equatorial Guinea29.1% of youth population
63Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28.8% of youth population
64Haiti28.1% of youth population
65Tonga28.0% of youth population
66Maldives27.4% of youth population
67Ecuador27.4% of youth population
68Malawi27.0% of youth population
69Peru26.8% of youth population
70Indonesia26.5% of youth population
71Fiji26.4% of youth population
72Kyrgyzstan26.4% of youth population
73Angola26.2% of youth population
74Kenya25.7% of youth population
75Georgia25.7% of youth population
76New Caledonia25.4% of youth population
77Cote d'Ivoire25.3% of youth population
78French Polynesia25.2% of youth population
79Paraguay25.2% of youth population
80Lao People's Democratic Republic25.0% of youth population
81Ethiopia24.6% of youth population
82Brazil24.3% of youth population
83Albania24.3% of youth population
84Mexico23.8% of youth population
85Armenia23.6% of youth population
86Niger23.3% of youth population
87Comoros23.2% of youth population
88Bhutan23.1% of youth population
89Sri Lanka22.8% of youth population
90Mozambique22.5% of youth population
91Suriname22.4% of youth population
92Barbados22.2% of youth population
93Myanmar22.1% of youth population
94Kuwait21.4% of youth population
95Costa Rica21.4% of youth population
96Saint Lucia21.1% of youth population
97Tunisia21.1% of youth population
98Ukraine21.1% of youth population
99Saudi Arabia20.8% of youth population
100Romania20.8% of youth population
101Jamaica20.7% of youth population
102Mauritius20.4% of youth population
103Bangladesh20.1% of youth population
104Virgin Islands, U.S.19.9% of youth population
105Bahamas19.8% of youth population
106Puerto Rico19.6% of youth population
107Panama19.5% of youth population
108Uzbekistan19.1% of youth population
109Brunei Darussalam19.0% of youth population
110Liberia18.8% of youth population
111Argentina18.1% of youth population
112Nigeria17.8% of youth population
113Montenegro17.7% of youth population
114Turkmenistan17.7% of youth population
115Trinidad and Tobago17.7% of youth population
116Uganda17.6% of youth population
117The Republic of North Macedonia17.5% of youth population
118Bahrain17.5% of youth population
119Uruguay17.1% of youth population
120Benin16.9% of youth population
121Mongolia16.1% of youth population
122Thailand16.0% of youth population
123Philippines15.9% of youth population
124Togo15.7% of youth population
125Israel15.7% of youth population
126Guinea-Bissau15.7% of youth population
127Cuba15.3% of youth population
128Bosnia and Herzegovina15.3% of youth population
129Chile15.1% of youth population
130United Republic of Tanzania14.9% of youth population
131Russian Federation14.3% of youth population
132Guam14.1% of youth population
133United Arab Emirates13.9% of youth population
134New Zealand13.2% of youth population
135United Kingdom13.1% of youth population
136Lithuania12.8% of youth population
137Qatar12.6% of youth population
138Serbia12.6% of youth population
139People's Republic of China12.2% of youth population
140United States of America12.1% of youth population
141Canada11.9% of youth population
142Cambodia11.9% of youth population
143Vietnam11.8% of youth population
144Italy11.7% of youth population
145Bulgaria11.5% of youth population
146Hungary11.5% of youth population
147North Korea11.5% of youth population
148France11.4% of youth population
149Cyprus11.3% of youth population
150Burundi11.3% of youth population
151Austria10.9% of youth population
152Bolivia10.9% of youth population
153Moldova, Republic of10.9% of youth population
154Malaysia10.7% of youth population
155Kazakhstan10.5% of youth population
156Solomon Islands10.5% of youth population
157Poland10.4% of youth population
158Greece10.1% of youth population
159South Korea9.8% of youth population
160Spain9.7% of youth population
161Latvia8.9% of youth population
162Slovakia8.7% of youth population
163Estonia8.6% of youth population
164Luxembourg8.6% of youth population
165Australia8.0% of youth population
166Germany7.7% of youth population
167Croatia7.7% of youth population
168Malta7.6% of youth population
169Portugal7.5% of youth population
170Finland7.3% of youth population
171Denmark7.2% of youth population
172Slovenia6.6% of youth population
173Switzerland6.4% of youth population
174Belgium6.4% of youth population
175Czech Republic6.0% of youth population
176Ireland6.0% of youth population
177Belarus6.0% of youth population
178Norway5.8% of youth population
179Singapore5.5% of youth population
180Sweden5.1% of youth population
181Hong Kong5.1% of youth population
182Azerbaijan5.0% of youth population
183Iceland3.6% of youth population
184Netherlands3.6% of youth population
185Macao3.6% of youth population
186Japan3.5% of youth population
Showing 186 of 186 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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