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demographic2025

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of 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
19.8% of female youth population
Median: 18.0% of female youth population
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
55.7% of female youth population
Lowest
Japan
3.1% of female youth population
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan55.7% of female youth population
2Sao Tome and Principe50.4% of female youth population
3Djibouti50.0% of female youth population
4Sudan46.5% of female youth population
5Yemen46.0% of female youth population
By Region
Africa23.8% of female youth population(9 countries)
Other23.2% of female youth population(106 countries)
South America18.7% of female youth population(7 countries)
Asia18.7% of female youth population(26 countries)
North America16.2% 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 (3.1% of female youth population)High (55.7% of female youth population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.8% of female youth population)

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 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 ↕
1Afghanistan55.7% of female youth population
2Sao Tome and Principe50.4% of female youth population
3Djibouti50.0% of female youth population
4Sudan46.5% of female youth population
5Yemen46.0% of female youth population
6Somalia43.6% of female youth population
7Guyana43.0% of female youth population
8Republic of The Gambia39.8% of female youth population
9Tajikistan39.6% of female youth population
10Botswana38.1% of female youth population
11Lesotho38.1% of female youth population
12Chad37.7% of female youth population
13Iraq36.9% of female youth population
14Eswatini36.7% of female youth population
15Mauritania36.7% of female youth population
16Senegal35.3% of female youth population
17Vanuatu34.8% of female youth population
18South Africa34.7% of female youth population
19Pakistan34.4% of female youth population
20Syrian Arab Republic34.4% of female youth population
21South Sudan34.1% of female youth population
22Guinea33.9% of female youth population
23Morocco32.6% of female youth population
24Honduras30.8% of female youth population
25Sierra Leone30.8% of female youth population
26Namibia30.7% of female youth population
27Nepal30.7% of female youth population
28Jordan30.6% of female youth population
29Libya30.5% of female youth population
30Zimbabwe30.1% of female youth population
31Democratic Republic of the Congo30.1% of female youth population
32Samoa30.1% of female youth population
33Central African Republic29.9% of female youth population
34Republic of the Congo29.4% of female youth population
35Gabon29.4% of female youth population
36Zambia29.1% of female youth population
37Timor-Leste29.0% of female youth population
38Cape Verde28.2% of female youth population
39Papua New Guinea27.7% of female youth population
40Ghana27.5% of female youth population
41Mali27.2% of female youth population
42Barbados26.2% of female youth population
43Rwanda26.0% of female youth population
44Islamic Republic of Iran26.0% of female youth population
45Eritrea25.8% of female youth population
46Tonga25.8% of female youth population
47Dominican Republic25.8% of female youth population
48Saint Vincent and the Grenadines25.7% of female youth population
49Oman25.6% of female youth population
50State of Palestine25.4% of female youth population
51Equatorial Guinea25.1% of female youth population
52Burkina Faso24.9% of female youth population
53Egypt24.8% of female youth population
54Angola24.8% of female youth population
55Belize24.8% of female youth population
56Madagascar24.4% of female youth population
57Maldives24.3% of female youth population
58India24.3% of female youth population
59New Caledonia24.3% of female youth population
60Guatemala24.1% of female youth population
61Peru24.0% of female youth population
62Georgia24.0% of female youth population
63Venezuela23.8% of female youth population
64Lebanon23.8% of female youth population
65Albania23.4% of female youth population
66Cameroon23.2% of female youth population
67Colombia23.2% of female youth population
68Türkiye23.1% of female youth population
69Tunisia22.9% of female youth population
70Saint Lucia22.8% of female youth population
71Lao People's Democratic Republic22.6% of female youth population
72Nicaragua21.9% of female youth population
73French Polynesia21.9% of female youth population
74El Salvador21.8% of female youth population
75Malawi21.8% of female youth population
76Indonesia21.5% of female youth population
77Haiti21.4% of female youth population
78Comoros21.3% of female youth population
79Fiji20.7% of female youth population
80Puerto Rico20.5% of female youth population
81Armenia20.4% of female youth population
82Bhutan20.1% of female youth population
83Jamaica20.0% of female youth population
84Algeria19.7% of female youth population
85Kenya19.5% of female youth population
86Kyrgyzstan19.5% of female youth population
87Brazil19.4% of female youth population
88Mozambique19.3% of female youth population
89Cote d'Ivoire19.1% of female youth population
90Suriname19.0% of female youth population
91Ecuador18.9% of female youth population
92The Republic of North Macedonia18.5% of female youth population
93Costa Rica18.3% of female youth population
94Montenegro17.6% of female youth population
95Mauritius17.5% of female youth population
96Ukraine17.4% of female youth population
97Sri Lanka17.4% of female youth population
98Paraguay17.3% of female youth population
99Ethiopia17.2% of female youth population
100Romania17.1% of female youth population
101Turkmenistan17.0% of female youth population
102Brunei Darussalam16.7% of female youth population
103Virgin Islands, U.S.16.6% of female youth population
104Argentina16.4% of female youth population
105Myanmar16.3% of female youth population
106Bosnia and Herzegovina16.2% of female youth population
107Saudi Arabia16.2% of female youth population
108Niger16.1% of female youth population
109Mexico16.0% of female youth population
110Kuwait15.6% of female youth population
111Bangladesh15.6% of female youth population
112Israel15.3% of female youth population
113Uruguay15.1% of female youth population
114Bahamas15.0% of female youth population
115Trinidad and Tobago14.9% of female youth population
116Panama14.8% of female youth population
117Lithuania14.8% of female youth population
118Liberia14.8% of female youth population
119Mongolia14.8% of female youth population
120Benin14.4% of female youth population
121United Kingdom14.3% of female youth population
122Chile13.8% of female youth population
123Uzbekistan13.7% of female youth population
124Guinea-Bissau13.6% of female youth population
125Nigeria13.5% of female youth population
126Uganda13.3% of female youth population
127Austria13.1% of female youth population
128Togo13.1% of female youth population
129Canada13.0% of female youth population
130Thailand12.9% of female youth population
131New Zealand12.8% of female youth population
132Burundi12.8% of female youth population
133Philippines12.7% of female youth population
134Serbia12.7% of female youth population
135France12.6% of female youth population
136Guam12.1% of female youth population
137Italy12.1% of female youth population
138Russian Federation11.8% of female youth population
139United States of America11.7% of female youth population
140Moldova, Republic of11.6% of female youth population
141Cuba11.5% of female youth population
142People's Republic of China11.2% of female youth population
143United Republic of Tanzania11.1% of female youth population
144South Korea11.0% of female youth population
145Cambodia11.0% of female youth population
146Vietnam10.9% of female youth population
147Cyprus10.7% of female youth population
148Bulgaria10.6% of female youth population
149Poland10.5% of female youth population
150Greece10.4% of female youth population
151Bahrain10.3% of female youth population
152Estonia10.3% of female youth population
153Malaysia10.3% of female youth population
154Spain10.2% of female youth population
155Hungary10.0% of female youth population
156Luxembourg9.4% of female youth population
157North Korea9.4% of female youth population
158Latvia9.0% of female youth population
159United Arab Emirates9.0% of female youth population
160Slovakia8.8% of female youth population
161Australia8.6% of female youth population
162Solomon Islands8.3% of female youth population
163Finland8.2% of female youth population
164Croatia8.1% of female youth population
165Portugal7.8% of female youth population
166Switzerland7.8% of female youth population
167Kazakhstan7.8% of female youth population
168Bolivia7.7% of female youth population
169Malta7.7% of female youth population
170Germany7.5% of female youth population
171Belgium7.4% of female youth population
172Slovenia7.1% of female youth population
173Denmark6.9% of female youth population
174Belarus6.2% of female youth population
175Singapore6.0% of female youth population
176Norway6.0% of female youth population
177Ireland5.8% of female youth population
178Hong Kong5.7% of female youth population
179Qatar5.6% of female youth population
180Sweden5.6% of female youth population
181Czech Republic4.7% of female youth population
182Iceland4.0% of female youth population
183Macao3.7% of female youth population
184Netherlands3.6% of female youth population
185Azerbaijan3.3% of female youth population
186Japan3.1% of female 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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