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Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of 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.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•181 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
20.5% of youth population
Median: 18.6% of youth population
Countries Covered
181
with available data
Highest
Belarus
65.7% of youth population
Lowest
Japan
3.1% of youth population
Top 5 Countries
1Belarus65.7% of youth population
2Somalia51.0% of youth population
3Nauru50.4% of youth population
4Sudan46.5% of youth population
5Guyana44.8% of youth population
By Region
Other24.5% of youth population(103 countries)
Africa23.5% of youth population(9 countries)
Asia18.5% of youth population(24 countries)
South America17.7% of youth population(7 countries)
North America16.3% of 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 youth population)High (65.7% of youth population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.5% of youth population)

Other (103)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
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 ↕
1Belarus65.7% of youth population
2Somalia51.0% of youth population
3Nauru50.4% of youth population
4Sudan46.5% of youth population
5Guyana44.8% of youth population
6Yemen44.8% of youth population
7Mauritania44.1% of youth population
8Djibouti44.0% of youth population
9Sao Tome and Principe43.8% of youth population
10Afghanistan43.8% of youth population
11Chad42.3% of youth population
12Tajikistan41.3% of youth population
13Marshall Islands40.0% of youth population
14Liberia39.9% of youth population
15Malawi39.4% of youth population
16Botswana38.0% of youth population
17Lesotho38.0% of youth population
18Venezuela37.1% of youth population
19Iraq36.9% of youth population
20Eswatini36.5% of youth population
21Republic of The Gambia36.5% of youth population
22Zimbabwe36.0% of youth population
23Kiribati35.4% of youth population
24Morocco35.3% of youth population
25Senegal35.2% of youth population
26Nepal34.8% of youth population
27South Africa34.6% of youth population
28Tuvalu34.3% of youth population
29Guinea34.3% of youth population
30Namibia31.9% of youth population
31Democratic Republic of the Congo31.4% of youth population
32Mali30.1% of youth population
33Samoa30.1% of youth population
34Jordan29.4% of youth population
35Vanuatu29.3% of youth population
36Timor-Leste29.1% of youth population
37South Sudan29.1% of youth population
38Honduras29.0% of youth population
39Barbados29.0% of youth population
40Micronesia, Federated States of28.7% of youth population
41Pakistan28.5% of youth population
42Cape Verde28.0% of youth population
43Papua New Guinea27.7% of youth population
44Zambia26.7% of youth population
45Maldives26.3% of youth population
46Sierra Leone25.9% of youth population
47State of Palestine25.8% of youth population
48Tonga25.6% of youth population
49India25.6% of youth population
50Saint Lucia25.5% of youth population
51Oman25.5% of youth population
52Angola24.9% of youth population
53Belize24.9% of youth population
54New Caledonia24.7% of youth population
55Dominican Republic24.7% of youth population
56Nicaragua24.5% of youth population
57Burkina Faso24.5% of youth population
58Madagascar24.3% of youth population
59Islamic Republic of Iran24.3% of youth population
60Guatemala24.0% of youth population
61Ghana23.9% of youth population
62Egypt23.8% of youth population
63Lebanon23.5% of youth population
64Cameroon23.2% of youth population
65Türkiye22.9% of youth population
66Peru22.8% of youth population
67Tunisia22.6% of youth population
68Lao People's Democratic Republic22.5% of youth population
69Republic of the Congo22.3% of youth population
70Colombia22.0% of youth population
71Indonesia21.4% of youth population
72Comoros21.2% of youth population
73Haiti21.1% of youth population
74Albania21.0% of youth population
75Algeria21.0% of youth population
76Fiji20.8% of youth population
77Antigua and Barbuda20.8% of youth population
78El Salvador20.5% of youth population
79Gabon20.2% of youth population
80Armenia20.2% of youth population
81Grenada20.1% of youth population
82Jamaica19.7% of youth population
83Puerto Rico19.5% of youth population
84The Republic of North Macedonia19.5% of youth population
85Costa Rica19.4% of youth population
86Kyrgyzstan19.3% of youth population
87Mozambique19.2% of youth population
88Brunei Darussalam19.0% of youth population
89Cote d'Ivoire18.8% of youth population
90Brazil18.7% of youth population
91Paraguay18.6% of youth population
92Kenya18.5% of youth population
93Suriname18.2% of youth population
94Ecuador17.7% of youth population
95Ethiopia17.5% of youth population
96Curaçao17.5% of youth population
97Sri Lanka17.2% of youth population
98Romania17.0% of youth population
99Seychelles16.9% of youth population
100Aruba16.6% of youth population
101Ukraine16.5% of youth population
102Saudi Arabia16.4% of youth population
103Mexico16.2% of youth population
104Trinidad and Tobago15.8% of youth population
105Niger15.7% of youth population
106Bangladesh15.4% of youth population
107Bhutan15.3% of youth population
108Rwanda15.3% of youth population
109Israel15.3% of youth population
110Argentina15.2% of youth population
111Panama15.1% of youth population
112Myanmar15.0% of youth population
113Lithuania14.9% of youth population
114Georgia14.7% of youth population
115United Kingdom14.4% of youth population
116Bosnia and Herzegovina14.3% of youth population
117Montenegro14.2% of youth population
118Benin14.2% of youth population
119Uruguay14.0% of youth population
120Mauritius13.9% of youth population
121Uganda13.8% of youth population
122Chile13.4% of youth population
123Austria13.4% of youth population
124Canada13.3% of youth population
125Guinea-Bissau13.2% of youth population
126Cyprus13.2% of youth population
127Togo13.0% of youth population
128United Republic of Tanzania12.8% of youth population
129New Zealand12.8% of youth population
130Serbia12.7% of youth population
131People's Republic of China12.7% of youth population
132France12.6% of youth population
133Thailand12.4% of youth population
134Philippines12.4% of youth population
135Italy12.0% of youth population
136Nigeria11.9% of youth population
137United States of America11.6% of youth population
138Palau11.3% of youth population
139Burundi11.2% of youth population
140Bulgaria10.9% of youth population
141South Korea10.8% of youth population
142Spain10.5% of youth population
143Greece10.4% of youth population
144Vietnam10.3% of youth population
145Estonia10.2% of youth population
146Luxembourg10.2% of youth population
147Malaysia10.2% of youth population
148Poland10.1% of youth population
149Hungary10.0% of youth population
150Mongolia9.9% of youth population
151Latvia9.9% of youth population
152Azerbaijan9.6% of youth population
153Kazakhstan9.5% of youth population
154Moldova, Republic of9.1% of youth population
155United Arab Emirates8.9% of youth population
156Slovakia8.8% of youth population
157Australia8.5% of youth population
158Finland8.3% of youth population
159Belgium8.1% of youth population
160Croatia8.1% of youth population
161Bolivia8.0% of youth population
162Malta7.8% of youth population
163Germany7.6% of youth population
164Slovenia7.1% of youth population
165Solomon Islands7.0% of youth population
166Portugal7.0% of youth population
167Switzerland7.0% of youth population
168Denmark6.9% of youth population
169Bermuda6.8% of youth population
170Russian Federation6.7% of youth population
171Singapore6.5% of youth population
172Cambodia6.3% of youth population
173Hong Kong6.0% of youth population
174Norway5.8% of youth population
175Ireland5.7% of youth population
176Sweden5.6% of youth population
177Macao5.0% of youth population
178Czech Republic4.6% of youth population
179Netherlands4.1% of youth population
180Iceland4.0% of youth population
181Japan3.1% of youth population
Showing 181 of 181 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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