demographic2026
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of 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
19.7%
Median: 17.9%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
55.8%
Lowest
Japan
3.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan55.8%
2Sao Tome and Principe50.3%
3Djibouti50.2%
4Sudan46.5%
5Yemen45.8%
By Region
Africa23.7%(9 countries)
Other23.2%(106 countries)
South America18.7%(7 countries)
Asia18.6%(26 countries)
North America16.1%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.0%)High (55.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.7%)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
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 | 55.8% |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.3% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 50.2% |
| 4 | Sudan | 46.5% |
| 5 | Yemen | 45.8% |
| 6 | Somalia | 43.8% |
| 7 | Guyana | 42.9% |
| 8 | Republic of The Gambia | 39.8% |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 39.5% |
| 10 | Botswana | 38.0% |
| 11 | Lesotho | 38.0% |
| 12 | Chad | 37.5% |
| 13 | Iraq | 36.7% |
| 14 | Eswatini | 36.6% |
| 15 | Mauritania | 36.5% |
| 16 | Senegal | 35.2% |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 34.6% |
| 18 | South Africa | 34.6% |
| 19 | Syrian Arab Republic | 34.6% |
| 20 | Pakistan | 34.3% |
| 21 | South Sudan | 34.1% |
| 22 | Guinea | 33.9% |
| 23 | Morocco | 32.5% |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 30.8% |
| 25 | Honduras | 30.8% |
| 26 | Nepal | 30.7% |
| 27 | Libya | 30.7% |
| 28 | Namibia | 30.6% |
| 29 | Jordan | 30.4% |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30.1% |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 30.0% |
| 32 | Samoa | 30.0% |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 29.8% |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 29.3% |
| 35 | Gabon | 29.1% |
| 36 | Zambia | 29.0% |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 29.0% |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 28.0% |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 27.7% |
| 40 | Ghana | 27.4% |
| 41 | Mali | 27.1% |
| 42 | Barbados | 26.1% |
| 43 | Rwanda | 25.9% |
| 44 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25.8% |
| 45 | Tonga | 25.7% |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.7% |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 25.7% |
| 48 | Eritrea | 25.6% |
| 49 | Oman | 25.5% |
| 50 | State of Palestine | 25.4% |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 24.8% |
| 52 | Angola | 24.7% |
| 53 | Egypt | 24.7% |
| 54 | Belize | 24.6% |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.6% |
| 56 | Maldives | 24.3% |
| 57 | Madagascar | 24.3% |
| 58 | India | 24.2% |
| 59 | Peru | 24.0% |
| 60 | Guatemala | 23.9% |
| 61 | Georgia | 23.9% |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 23.8% |
| 63 | Lebanon | 23.8% |
| 64 | Venezuela | 23.8% |
| 65 | Albania | 23.3% |
| 66 | Cameroon | 23.2% |
| 67 | Colombia | 23.2% |
| 68 | Türkiye | 22.9% |
| 69 | Tunisia | 22.8% |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 22.6% |
| 71 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22.5% |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 21.9% |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 21.9% |
| 74 | Malawi | 21.7% |
| 75 | El Salvador | 21.7% |
| 76 | Indonesia | 21.4% |
| 77 | Comoros | 21.2% |
| 78 | Haiti | 21.1% |
| 79 | Fiji | 20.8% |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 20.4% |
| 81 | Armenia | 20.3% |
| 82 | Bhutan | 20.2% |
| 83 | Jamaica | 19.9% |
| 84 | Algeria | 19.6% |
| 85 | Kenya | 19.4% |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.4% |
| 87 | Brazil | 19.3% |
| 88 | Mozambique | 19.2% |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.0% |
| 90 | Ecuador | 19.0% |
| 91 | Suriname | 18.9% |
| 92 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.5% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 18.3% |
| 94 | Montenegro | 17.6% |
| 95 | Mauritius | 17.4% |
| 96 | Ukraine | 17.4% |
| 97 | Paraguay | 17.3% |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 17.2% |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 17.2% |
| 100 | Romania | 17.0% |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 16.8% |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.6% |
| 103 | Argentina | 16.3% |
| 104 | Myanmar | 16.2% |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 16.2% |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.1% |
| 107 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 16.1% |
| 108 | Niger | 16.0% |
| 109 | Mexico | 15.9% |
| 110 | Kuwait | 15.5% |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 15.4% |
| 112 | Israel | 15.3% |
| 113 | Uruguay | 15.1% |
| 114 | Lithuania | 14.9% |
| 115 | Panama | 14.7% |
| 116 | Mongolia | 14.7% |
| 117 | Liberia | 14.7% |
| 118 | Bahamas | 14.6% |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.5% |
| 120 | Benin | 14.3% |
| 121 | United Kingdom | 14.3% |
| 122 | Chile | 13.8% |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 13.5% |
| 124 | Nigeria | 13.5% |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.4% |
| 126 | Uganda | 13.3% |
| 127 | Austria | 13.1% |
| 128 | Togo | 13.1% |
| 129 | Canada | 13.0% |
| 130 | Thailand | 12.8% |
| 131 | Burundi | 12.8% |
| 132 | New Zealand | 12.8% |
| 133 | Serbia | 12.6% |
| 134 | France | 12.6% |
| 135 | Philippines | 12.5% |
| 136 | Italy | 12.0% |
| 137 | Guam | 11.9% |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 11.7% |
| 139 | Cuba | 11.6% |
| 140 | United States of America | 11.6% |
| 141 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.5% |
| 142 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11.1% |
| 143 | South Korea | 11.0% |
| 144 | Cambodia | 11.0% |
| 145 | People's Republic of China | 10.8% |
| 146 | Vietnam | 10.8% |
| 147 | Cyprus | 10.6% |
| 148 | Poland | 10.5% |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 10.5% |
| 150 | Greece | 10.4% |
| 151 | Estonia | 10.2% |
| 152 | Bahrain | 10.2% |
| 153 | Malaysia | 10.2% |
| 154 | Spain | 10.1% |
| 155 | Hungary | 10.0% |
| 156 | North Korea | 9.5% |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 9.5% |
| 158 | Latvia | 9.0% |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 8.9% |
| 160 | Slovakia | 8.8% |
| 161 | Australia | 8.5% |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 8.3% |
| 163 | Finland | 8.2% |
| 164 | Croatia | 8.0% |
| 165 | Bolivia | 8.0% |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 7.8% |
| 167 | Switzerland | 7.8% |
| 168 | Portugal | 7.8% |
| 169 | Malta | 7.6% |
| 170 | Germany | 7.5% |
| 171 | Belgium | 7.3% |
| 172 | Slovenia | 7.1% |
| 173 | Denmark | 6.8% |
| 174 | Belarus | 6.1% |
| 175 | Singapore | 6.0% |
| 176 | Norway | 6.0% |
| 177 | Ireland | 5.8% |
| 178 | Hong Kong | 5.7% |
| 179 | Qatar | 5.6% |
| 180 | Sweden | 5.5% |
| 181 | Czech Republic | 4.6% |
| 182 | Iceland | 4.0% |
| 183 | Macao | 3.7% |
| 184 | Netherlands | 3.6% |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | 3.2% |
| 186 | Japan | 3.0% |
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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