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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Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.0% of male youth population)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.4% of male youth population |
| 2 | Djibouti | 46.5% of male youth population |
| 3 | Republic of The Gambia | 40.7% of male youth population |
| 4 | Botswana | 37.9% of male youth population |
| 5 | Somalia | 37.4% of male youth population |
| 6 | Guyana | 36.0% of male youth population |
| 7 | Eswatini | 34.1% of male youth population |
| 8 | South Africa | 33.7% of male youth population |
| 9 | Lesotho | 32.7% of male youth population |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 30.8% of male youth population |
| 11 | South Sudan | 30.5% of male youth population |
| 12 | Sudan | 30.1% of male youth population |
| 13 | Barbados | 30.1% of male youth population |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 28.7% of male youth population |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 28.6% of male youth population |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 28.5% of male youth population |
| 17 | Namibia | 28.1% of male youth population |
| 18 | Samoa | 27.8% of male youth population |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.4% of male youth population |
| 20 | Cape Verde | 27.2% of male youth population |
| 21 | Senegal | 26.9% of male youth population |
| 22 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.6% of male youth population |
| 23 | Jordan | 26.4% of male youth population |
| 24 | Chad | 26.3% of male youth population |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 26.3% of male youth population |
| 26 | Zambia | 25.6% of male youth population |
| 27 | Gabon | 25.5% of male youth population |
| 28 | Guinea | 25.3% of male youth population |
| 29 | Libya | 25.3% of male youth population |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 25.2% of male youth population |
| 31 | Ghana | 25.2% of male youth population |
| 32 | Tunisia | 24.6% of male youth population |
| 33 | Mauritania | 24.6% of male youth population |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 24.5% of male youth population |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 24.4% of male youth population |
| 36 | Yemen | 24.2% of male youth population |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 23.9% of male youth population |
| 38 | Tonga | 23.5% of male youth population |
| 39 | Angola | 23.4% of male youth population |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 23.1% of male youth population |
| 41 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.9% of male youth population |
| 42 | Albania | 22.5% of male youth population |
| 43 | Georgia | 22.3% of male youth population |
| 44 | Rwanda | 21.9% of male youth population |
| 45 | Maldives | 21.8% of male youth population |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 21.5% of male youth population |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 21.4% of male youth population |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.3% of male youth population |
| 49 | Peru | 21.2% of male youth population |
| 50 | Iraq | 21.1% of male youth population |
| 51 | Oman | 20.8% of male youth population |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 20.8% of male youth population |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.3% of male youth population |
| 54 | State of Palestine | 19.8% of male youth population |
| 55 | Nepal | 19.7% of male youth population |
| 56 | Comoros | 19.6% of male youth population |
| 57 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.5% of male youth population |
| 58 | Jamaica | 19.4% of male youth population |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 18.7% of male youth population |
| 60 | French Polynesia | 18.7% of male youth population |
| 61 | Madagascar | 18.6% of male youth population |
| 62 | Lebanon | 18.4% of male youth population |
| 63 | Eritrea | 18.3% of male youth population |
| 64 | Montenegro | 17.5% of male youth population |
| 65 | Bhutan | 17.4% of male youth population |
| 66 | Armenia | 17.4% of male youth population |
| 67 | Honduras | 17.2% of male youth population |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.2% of male youth population |
| 69 | Indonesia | 16.7% of male youth population |
| 70 | Lithuania | 16.7% of male youth population |
| 71 | Colombia | 16.7% of male youth population |
| 72 | Malawi | 16.4% of male youth population |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 16.4% of male youth population |
| 74 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 16.2% of male youth population |
| 75 | Türkiye | 16.2% of male youth population |
| 76 | Venezuela | 16.1% of male youth population |
| 77 | Mozambique | 16.1% of male youth population |
| 78 | Suriname | 15.6% of male youth population |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 15.5% of male youth population |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 15.4% of male youth population |
| 81 | Austria | 15.2% of male youth population |
| 82 | Cameroon | 15.2% of male youth population |
| 83 | Fiji | 15.0% of male youth population |
| 84 | Israel | 14.9% of male youth population |
| 85 | Mali | 14.8% of male youth population |
| 86 | Argentina | 14.7% of male youth population |
| 87 | Mauritius | 14.7% of male youth population |
| 88 | Haiti | 14.6% of male youth population |
| 89 | Morocco | 14.6% of male youth population |
| 90 | Brazil | 14.5% of male youth population |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.5% of male youth population |
| 92 | Egypt | 14.4% of male youth population |
| 93 | Belize | 14.3% of male youth population |
| 94 | Burundi | 14.2% of male youth population |
| 95 | Canada | 14.1% of male youth population |
| 96 | Ukraine | 13.9% of male youth population |
| 97 | France | 13.7% of male youth population |
| 98 | Romania | 13.6% of male youth population |
| 99 | Mongolia | 13.5% of male youth population |
| 100 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 13.3% of male youth population |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.3% of male youth population |
| 102 | Kenya | 13.3% of male youth population |
| 103 | Uruguay | 13.2% of male youth population |
| 104 | Pakistan | 13.2% of male youth population |
| 105 | Serbia | 12.8% of male youth population |
| 106 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.8% of male youth population |
| 107 | Chile | 12.7% of male youth population |
| 108 | Italy | 12.4% of male youth population |
| 109 | New Zealand | 12.4% of male youth population |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 12.4% of male youth population |
| 111 | Moldova, Republic of | 12.3% of male youth population |
| 112 | South Korea | 12.2% of male youth population |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.2% of male youth population |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 12.1% of male youth population |
| 115 | El Salvador | 12.0% of male youth population |
| 116 | Benin | 11.9% of male youth population |
| 117 | Estonia | 11.8% of male youth population |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.5% of male youth population |
| 119 | United States of America | 11.3% of male youth population |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 10.9% of male youth population |
| 121 | Ecuador | 10.8% of male youth population |
| 122 | Greece | 10.8% of male youth population |
| 123 | Liberia | 10.8% of male youth population |
| 124 | Myanmar | 10.7% of male youth population |
| 125 | Poland | 10.6% of male youth population |
| 126 | Spain | 10.6% of male youth population |
| 127 | Togo | 10.5% of male youth population |
| 128 | India | 10.4% of male youth population |
| 129 | Kuwait | 10.4% of male youth population |
| 130 | People's Republic of China | 10.4% of male youth population |
| 131 | Panama | 10.4% of male youth population |
| 132 | Bahamas | 10.3% of male youth population |
| 133 | Guam | 10.3% of male youth population |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 10.2% of male youth population |
| 135 | Cambodia | 10.1% of male youth population |
| 136 | Cyprus | 10.1% of male youth population |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 10.0% of male youth population |
| 138 | Vietnam | 10.0% of male youth population |
| 139 | Thailand | 9.9% of male youth population |
| 140 | Malaysia | 9.8% of male youth population |
| 141 | Paraguay | 9.8% of male youth population |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 9.8% of male youth population |
| 143 | Algeria | 9.6% of male youth population |
| 144 | Philippines | 9.6% of male youth population |
| 145 | Nigeria | 9.4% of male youth population |
| 146 | Russian Federation | 9.4% of male youth population |
| 147 | Niger | 9.2% of male youth population |
| 148 | Latvia | 9.2% of male youth population |
| 149 | Australia | 9.1% of male youth population |
| 150 | Switzerland | 9.1% of male youth population |
| 151 | Uganda | 9.1% of male youth population |
| 152 | Finland | 8.9% of male youth population |
| 153 | Slovakia | 8.9% of male youth population |
| 154 | Hungary | 8.6% of male youth population |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | 8.5% of male youth population |
| 156 | Croatia | 8.5% of male youth population |
| 157 | Belgium | 8.4% of male youth population |
| 158 | Mexico | 8.3% of male youth population |
| 159 | Portugal | 8.1% of male youth population |
| 160 | Guatemala | 7.9% of male youth population |
| 161 | Cuba | 7.9% of male youth population |
| 162 | Malta | 7.7% of male youth population |
| 163 | Slovenia | 7.6% of male youth population |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 7.6% of male youth population |
| 165 | North Korea | 7.4% of male youth population |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.3% of male youth population |
| 167 | Germany | 7.2% of male youth population |
| 168 | Denmark | 6.6% of male youth population |
| 169 | Singapore | 6.6% of male youth population |
| 170 | Belarus | 6.4% of male youth population |
| 171 | Hong Kong | 6.3% of male youth population |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 6.2% of male youth population |
| 173 | Norway | 6.2% of male youth population |
| 174 | Sweden | 5.9% of male youth population |
| 175 | Ireland | 5.6% of male youth population |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 5.5% of male youth population |
| 177 | Kazakhstan | 5.2% of male youth population |
| 178 | Bahrain | 5.0% of male youth population |
| 179 | Bolivia | 4.7% of male youth population |
| 180 | Iceland | 4.4% of male youth population |
| 181 | Macao | 3.8% of male youth population |
| 182 | Netherlands | 3.5% of male youth population |
| 183 | Czech Republic | 3.3% of male youth population |
| 184 | Japan | 2.6% of male youth population |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% of male youth population |
| 186 | Qatar | 1.4% of male youth population |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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