demographic2025

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) — 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.

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Key Insights

Global Average
23.9% of female youth population
Median: 22.1% of female youth population
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Yemen
69.7% of female youth population
Lowest
Iceland
3.6% of female youth population
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen69.7% of female youth population
2Belarus65.6% of female youth population
3Afghanistan65.1% of female youth population
4Sudan62.1% of female youth population
5Somalia58.3% of female youth population
By Region
Africa30.2% of female youth population(9 countries)
Other28.0% of female youth population(103 countries)
Asia25.2% of female youth population(23 countries)
South America21.6% of female youth population(7 countries)
North America21.0% of female 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 (3.6% of female youth population)High (69.7% of female youth population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.9% of female youth population)

Africa (9)
Other (103)
Asia (23)
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
1Yemen69.7% of female youth population
2Belarus65.6% of female youth population
3Afghanistan65.1% of female youth population
4Sudan62.1% of female youth population
5Somalia58.3% of female youth population
6Tajikistan57.6% of female youth population
7Mauritania54.8% of female youth population
8Morocco53.9% of female youth population
9Iraq52.7% of female youth population
10Chad51.2% of female youth population
11Guyana50.7% of female youth population
12Nauru50.1% of female youth population
13Djibouti49.2% of female youth population
14Sao Tome and Principe46.2% of female youth population
15Nepal45.8% of female youth population
16Malawi45.4% of female youth population
17Pakistan45.4% of female youth population
18Mali44.4% of female youth population
19Senegal43.7% of female youth population
20Lesotho43.4% of female youth population
21Zimbabwe43.0% of female youth population
22Marshall Islands42.0% of female youth population
23Guinea41.5% of female youth population
24Honduras41.3% of female youth population
25Liberia40.9% of female youth population
26Nicaragua40.1% of female youth population
27India39.7% of female youth population
28Kiribati39.5% of female youth population
29Eswatini39.0% of female youth population
30Botswana38.2% of female youth population
31Guatemala35.8% of female youth population
32Republic of The Gambia35.7% of female youth population
33South Africa35.6% of female youth population
34Tuvalu35.5% of female youth population
35Belize34.8% of female youth population
36Egypt34.8% of female youth population
37Namibia34.3% of female youth population
38Islamic Republic of Iran34.1% of female youth population
39Democratic Republic of the Congo33.9% of female youth population
40Micronesia, Federated States of33.6% of female youth population
41Jordan33.1% of female youth population
42Samoa32.7% of female youth population
43South Sudan32.3% of female youth population
44Oman32.1% of female youth population
45Algeria31.7% of female youth population
46Zambia31.4% of female youth population
47Papua New Guinea31.2% of female youth population
48Vanuatu30.6% of female youth population
49Cameroon30.4% of female youth population
50Türkiye30.1% of female youth population
51Venezuela30.1% of female youth population
52Madagascar30.0% of female youth population
53El Salvador29.9% of female youth population
54Dominican Republic29.5% of female youth population
55Timor-Leste29.2% of female youth population
56Colombia29.1% of female youth population
57Cape Verde29.0% of female youth population
58Burkina Faso29.0% of female youth population
59Lebanon28.9% of female youth population
60Maldives28.5% of female youth population
61Haiti27.9% of female youth population
62Tonga27.8% of female youth population
63Paraguay27.6% of female youth population
64Sierra Leone27.2% of female youth population
65Fiji26.9% of female youth population
66State of Palestine26.8% of female youth population
67Ecuador26.5% of female youth population
68Indonesia26.3% of female youth population
69Ghana26.3% of female youth population
70Angola26.2% of female youth population
71Kyrgyzstan26.1% of female youth population
72Barbados25.9% of female youth population
73New Caledonia25.8% of female youth population
74Peru25.8% of female youth population
75Ethiopia24.9% of female youth population
76Saint Lucia24.8% of female youth population
77Kenya24.6% of female youth population
78Lao People's Democratic Republic24.6% of female youth population
79Cote d'Ivoire24.6% of female youth population
80Mexico23.6% of female youth population
81Antigua and Barbuda23.6% of female youth population
82Costa Rica23.2% of female youth population
83Armenia23.0% of female youth population
84Brazil22.9% of female youth population
85Republic of the Congo22.8% of female youth population
86Comoros22.8% of female youth population
87Albania22.5% of female youth population
88Sri Lanka22.4% of female youth population
89Brunei Darussalam22.3% of female youth population
90Mozambique22.2% of female youth population
91Niger22.0% of female youth population
92Suriname21.8% of female youth population
93Saudi Arabia21.7% of female youth population
94Gabon21.6% of female youth population
95Tunisia20.8% of female youth population
96Romania20.7% of female youth population
97Myanmar20.7% of female youth population
98Grenada20.7% of female youth population
99Jamaica20.3% of female youth population
100Bangladesh19.7% of female youth population
101Ukraine19.7% of female youth population
102Panama18.8% of female youth population
103Puerto Rico18.2% of female youth population
104Bhutan18.1% of female youth population
105Trinidad and Tobago18.0% of female youth population
106The Republic of North Macedonia17.9% of female youth population
107Rwanda17.8% of female youth population
108Uganda17.8% of female youth population
109United Republic of Tanzania17.7% of female youth population
110Argentina17.4% of female youth population
111Mauritius16.9% of female youth population
112Benin16.7% of female youth population
113Curaçao16.1% of female youth population
114Seychelles15.8% of female youth population
115Georgia15.7% of female youth population
116Israel15.7% of female youth population
117Aruba15.6% of female youth population
118Philippines15.6% of female youth population
119Togo15.5% of female youth population
120Guinea-Bissau15.2% of female youth population
121Uruguay15.1% of female youth population
122United Arab Emirates14.9% of female youth population
123Cyprus14.7% of female youth population
124People's Republic of China14.5% of female youth population
125Chile14.4% of female youth population
126Thailand14.3% of female youth population
127Bosnia and Herzegovina13.8% of female youth population
128United Kingdom13.6% of female youth population
129Nigeria13.4% of female youth population
130New Zealand13.2% of female youth population
131Lithuania12.9% of female youth population
132Canada12.6% of female youth population
133Azerbaijan12.4% of female youth population
134Serbia12.3% of female youth population
135Montenegro12.1% of female youth population
136Bulgaria12.0% of female youth population
137United States of America11.8% of female youth population
138Mongolia11.8% of female youth population
139Italy11.6% of female youth population
140Hungary11.5% of female youth population
141Austria11.4% of female youth population
142France11.4% of female youth population
143Vietnam11.4% of female youth population
144Bolivia11.1% of female youth population
145Poland11.1% of female youth population
146Burundi10.9% of female youth population
147Malaysia10.6% of female youth population
148South Korea10.3% of female youth population
149Greece10.0% of female youth population
150Palau10.0% of female youth population
151Moldova, Republic of10.0% of female youth population
152Spain9.9% of female youth population
153Luxembourg9.6% of female youth population
154Latvia9.1% of female youth population
155Solomon Islands8.9% of female youth population
156Slovakia8.6% of female youth population
157Estonia8.6% of female youth population
158Cambodia8.3% of female youth population
159Malta8.1% of female youth population
160Russian Federation8.0% of female youth population
161Australia8.0% of female youth population
162Germany7.8% of female youth population
163Croatia7.7% of female youth population
164Finland7.6% of female youth population
165Belgium7.4% of female youth population
166Denmark7.2% of female youth population
167Portugal7.0% of female youth population
168Slovenia6.6% of female youth population
169Switzerland6.4% of female youth population
170Czech Republic5.9% of female youth population
171Hong Kong5.8% of female youth population
172Bermuda5.5% of female youth population
173Norway5.3% of female youth population
174Sweden5.1% of female youth population
175Singapore5.1% of female youth population
176Ireland4.7% of female youth population
177Macao4.3% of female youth population
178Netherlands4.2% of female youth population
179Japan3.8% of female youth population
180Iceland3.6% of female youth population
Showing 180 of 180 countries

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Data Source

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

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