demographic2025

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)

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
16.0% of male youth population
Median: 14.3% of male youth population
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Sao Tome and Principe
49.4% of male youth population
Lowest
Qatar
1.4% of male youth population
Top 5 Countries
1Sao Tome and Principe49.4% of male youth population
2Djibouti46.5% of male youth population
3Republic of The Gambia40.7% of male youth population
4Botswana37.9% of male youth population
5Somalia37.4% of male youth population
By Region
Other19.1% of male youth population(106 countries)
Africa17.1% of male youth population(9 countries)
South America14.8% of male youth population(7 countries)
Asia12.5% of male youth population(26 countries)
Oceania10.8% of male youth population(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.4% of male youth population)High (49.4% of male youth population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.0% of male youth population)

Other (106)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
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
1Sao Tome and Principe49.4% of male youth population
2Djibouti46.5% of male youth population
3Republic of The Gambia40.7% of male youth population
4Botswana37.9% of male youth population
5Somalia37.4% of male youth population
6Guyana36.0% of male youth population
7Eswatini34.1% of male youth population
8South Africa33.7% of male youth population
9Lesotho32.7% of male youth population
10Vanuatu30.8% of male youth population
11South Sudan30.5% of male youth population
12Sudan30.1% of male youth population
13Barbados30.1% of male youth population
14Afghanistan28.7% of male youth population
15Timor-Leste28.6% of male youth population
16Sierra Leone28.5% of male youth population
17Namibia28.1% of male youth population
18Samoa27.8% of male youth population
19Democratic Republic of the Congo27.4% of male youth population
20Cape Verde27.2% of male youth population
21Senegal26.9% of male youth population
22Syrian Arab Republic26.6% of male youth population
23Jordan26.4% of male youth population
24Chad26.3% of male youth population
25Republic of the Congo26.3% of male youth population
26Zambia25.6% of male youth population
27Gabon25.5% of male youth population
28Guinea25.3% of male youth population
29Libya25.3% of male youth population
30Tajikistan25.2% of male youth population
31Ghana25.2% of male youth population
32Tunisia24.6% of male youth population
33Mauritania24.6% of male youth population
34Papua New Guinea24.5% of male youth population
35Saint Lucia24.4% of male youth population
36Yemen24.2% of male youth population
37Zimbabwe23.9% of male youth population
38Tonga23.5% of male youth population
39Angola23.4% of male youth population
40New Caledonia23.1% of male youth population
41Saint Vincent and the Grenadines22.9% of male youth population
42Albania22.5% of male youth population
43Georgia22.3% of male youth population
44Rwanda21.9% of male youth population
45Maldives21.8% of male youth population
46Central African Republic21.5% of male youth population
47Puerto Rico21.4% of male youth population
48Equatorial Guinea21.3% of male youth population
49Peru21.2% of male youth population
50Iraq21.1% of male youth population
51Oman20.8% of male youth population
52Dominican Republic20.8% of male youth population
53Lao People's Democratic Republic20.3% of male youth population
54State of Palestine19.8% of male youth population
55Nepal19.7% of male youth population
56Comoros19.6% of male youth population
57The Republic of North Macedonia19.5% of male youth population
58Jamaica19.4% of male youth population
59Burkina Faso18.7% of male youth population
60French Polynesia18.7% of male youth population
61Madagascar18.6% of male youth population
62Lebanon18.4% of male youth population
63Eritrea18.3% of male youth population
64Montenegro17.5% of male youth population
65Bhutan17.4% of male youth population
66Armenia17.4% of male youth population
67Honduras17.2% of male youth population
68Bosnia and Herzegovina17.2% of male youth population
69Indonesia16.7% of male youth population
70Lithuania16.7% of male youth population
71Colombia16.7% of male youth population
72Malawi16.4% of male youth population
73Turkmenistan16.4% of male youth population
74Islamic Republic of Iran16.2% of male youth population
75Türkiye16.2% of male youth population
76Venezuela16.1% of male youth population
77Mozambique16.1% of male youth population
78Suriname15.6% of male youth population
79Costa Rica15.5% of male youth population
80United Kingdom15.4% of male youth population
81Austria15.2% of male youth population
82Cameroon15.2% of male youth population
83Fiji15.0% of male youth population
84Israel14.9% of male youth population
85Mali14.8% of male youth population
86Argentina14.7% of male youth population
87Mauritius14.7% of male youth population
88Haiti14.6% of male youth population
89Morocco14.6% of male youth population
90Brazil14.5% of male youth population
91Brunei Darussalam14.5% of male youth population
92Egypt14.4% of male youth population
93Belize14.3% of male youth population
94Burundi14.2% of male youth population
95Canada14.1% of male youth population
96Ukraine13.9% of male youth population
97France13.7% of male youth population
98Romania13.6% of male youth population
99Mongolia13.5% of male youth population
100Virgin Islands, U.S.13.3% of male youth population
101Cote d'Ivoire13.3% of male youth population
102Kenya13.3% of male youth population
103Uruguay13.2% of male youth population
104Pakistan13.2% of male youth population
105Serbia12.8% of male youth population
106Kyrgyzstan12.8% of male youth population
107Chile12.7% of male youth population
108Italy12.4% of male youth population
109New Zealand12.4% of male youth population
110Saudi Arabia12.4% of male youth population
111Moldova, Republic of12.3% of male youth population
112South Korea12.2% of male youth population
113Trinidad and Tobago12.2% of male youth population
114Sri Lanka12.1% of male youth population
115El Salvador12.0% of male youth population
116Benin11.9% of male youth population
117Estonia11.8% of male youth population
118Guinea-Bissau11.5% of male youth population
119United States of America11.3% of male youth population
120Bangladesh10.9% of male youth population
121Ecuador10.8% of male youth population
122Greece10.8% of male youth population
123Liberia10.8% of male youth population
124Myanmar10.7% of male youth population
125Poland10.6% of male youth population
126Spain10.6% of male youth population
127Togo10.5% of male youth population
128India10.4% of male youth population
129Kuwait10.4% of male youth population
130People's Republic of China10.4% of male youth population
131Panama10.4% of male youth population
132Bahamas10.3% of male youth population
133Guam10.3% of male youth population
134Luxembourg10.2% of male youth population
135Cambodia10.1% of male youth population
136Cyprus10.1% of male youth population
137Ethiopia10.0% of male youth population
138Vietnam10.0% of male youth population
139Thailand9.9% of male youth population
140Malaysia9.8% of male youth population
141Paraguay9.8% of male youth population
142Bulgaria9.8% of male youth population
143Algeria9.6% of male youth population
144Philippines9.6% of male youth population
145Nigeria9.4% of male youth population
146Russian Federation9.4% of male youth population
147Niger9.2% of male youth population
148Latvia9.2% of male youth population
149Australia9.1% of male youth population
150Switzerland9.1% of male youth population
151Uganda9.1% of male youth population
152Finland8.9% of male youth population
153Slovakia8.9% of male youth population
154Hungary8.6% of male youth population
155Uzbekistan8.5% of male youth population
156Croatia8.5% of male youth population
157Belgium8.4% of male youth population
158Mexico8.3% of male youth population
159Portugal8.1% of male youth population
160Guatemala7.9% of male youth population
161Cuba7.9% of male youth population
162Malta7.7% of male youth population
163Slovenia7.6% of male youth population
164Nicaragua7.6% of male youth population
165North Korea7.4% of male youth population
166United Republic of Tanzania7.3% of male youth population
167Germany7.2% of male youth population
168Denmark6.6% of male youth population
169Singapore6.6% of male youth population
170Belarus6.4% of male youth population
171Hong Kong6.3% of male youth population
172Solomon Islands6.2% of male youth population
173Norway6.2% of male youth population
174Sweden5.9% of male youth population
175Ireland5.6% of male youth population
176United Arab Emirates5.5% of male youth population
177Kazakhstan5.2% of male youth population
178Bahrain5.0% of male youth population
179Bolivia4.7% of male youth population
180Iceland4.4% of male youth population
181Macao3.8% of male youth population
182Netherlands3.5% of male youth population
183Czech Republic3.3% of male youth population
184Japan2.6% of male youth population
185Azerbaijan1.7% of male youth population
186Qatar1.4% of male youth population
Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

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

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