Global Youth NEET Rate Ranking

Name: Global Youth NEET Rate Ranking
Creator: Data Race
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (% of Youth) by Country 1991 - 2024

Summary

In 2024, Belarus led with 66.0%, ahead of Malawi at 39.0%.

Rwanda rose the most since 2014, up 21.0 percentage points.

Rwanda climbed 96 places since 2014.

Full Rankings

Complete dataset - 2024

Rank	Country	Value	YoY	Δ Rank
1	BelarusBLR	66%	—	+112
2	MalawiMWI	39%	—	+43
3	BotswanaBWA	38%	0.0	-1
4	LesothoLSO	38%	—	+3
5	ZimbabweZWE	36%	+20.0	+7
6	SenegalSEN	35%	+12.9	+3
7	South AfricaRSA	35%	+2.9	-1
8	HondurasHND	31%	+3.3	+2
9	MaliMLI	30%	-3.2	-2
10	Palestine, State ofPSE	27%	—	+16
11	ZambiaZMB	27%	-6.9	+2
12	RwandaRWA	26%	-7.1	+2
13	Dominican RepublicDOM	26%	0.0	+2
14	AngolaAGO	25%	+19.0	+14
15	Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI	24%	-7.7	+1
16	IndiaIND	24%	+4.3	+5
17	GuatemalaGTM	24%	0.0	+3
18	GhanaGHA	24%	+9.1	+8
19	EgyptEGY	24%	-4.0	—
20	ColombiaCOL	23%	0.0	+2
21	TürkiyeTUR	23%	+4.5	+4
22	Saint LuciaLCA	23%	-25.8	-14
23	Burkina FasoBFA	22%	-35.3	-18
24	AlbaniaALB	21%	-8.7	-1
25	FijiFJI	21%	—	+17
26	El SalvadorSLV	21%	-4.5	+1
27	BhutanBTN	20%	0.0	+8
28	BrazilBRA	19%	-9.5	+3
29	Brunei DarussalamBRU	19%	+11.8	+17
30	EcuadorECU	19%	0.0	+9
31	North MacedoniaMKD	18%	-5.3	+7
32	Costa RicaCRI	18%	-14.3	-2
33	RomaniaROU	17%	0.0	+12
34	SeychellesSYC	17%	-15.0	-2
35	ArgentinaARG	16%	+6.7	+16
36	Saudi ArabiaKSA	16%	-5.9	+8
37	MexicoMEX	16%	0.0	+11
38	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	16%	+14.3	+17
39	BangladeshBGD	15%	+7.1	+17
40	IsraelISR	15%	0.0	+12
41	LithuaniaLTU	15%	+7.1	+17
42	PanamaPAN	15%	0.0	+8
43	GeorgiaGEO	15%	-16.7	-2
44	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	14%	-12.5	+3
45	United KingdomGBR	14%	+7.7	+16
46	MontenegroMNE	14%	-22.2	-4
47	UruguayURY	14%	-6.7	+6
48	MauritiusMUS	14%	-17.6	-5
49	ChileCHL	14%	-6.7	—
50	AustriaAUT	13%	0.0	+10
51	CyprusCYP	13%	-7.1	+6
52	CanadaCAN	13%	+8.3	+16
53	Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA	13%	—	+23
54	ThailandTHA	13%	+8.3	+10
55	New ZealandNZL	13%	+8.3	+15
56	SerbiaSRB	13%	+8.3	+9
57	FranceFRA	13%	+8.3	+10
58	ItalyITA	12%	-7.7	+4
59	NigeriaNGR	12%	0.0	+10
60	United StatesUSA	12%	+9.1	+12
61	Moldova, Republic ofMDA	11%	-15.4	-2
62	BulgariaBGR	11%	0.0	+11
63	PolandPOL	11%	+10.0	+12
64	GreeceGRE	10%	-16.7	-1
65	Viet NamVNM	10%	-9.1	+9
66	EstoniaEST	10%	0.0	+12
66	LuxembourgLUX	10%	+25.0	+20
68	HungaryHUN	10%	0.0	+9
69	MongoliaMNG	10%	-33.3	-15
70	LatviaLAT	10%	+66.7	+30
71	SpainESP	9%	0.0	+9
72	SlovakiaSVK	9%	0.0	+9
73	AustraliaAUS	9%	+12.5	+14
74	Russian FederationRUS	8%	-11.1	+10
75	FinlandFIN	8%	-11.1	+8
76	BelgiumBEL	8%	+14.3	+17
77	CroatiaHRV	8%	-20.0	-1
78	Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL	8%	-20.0	—
79	MaltaMLT	8%	0.0	+9
80	PortugalPOR	8%	-11.1	+5
81	GermanyGER	8%	0.0	+8
82	SloveniaSLO	7%	0.0	+8
83	SwitzerlandSUI	7%	0.0	+12
84	DenmarkDEN	7%	0.0	+7
85	SingaporeSIN	6%	-14.3	+8
86	NorwayNOR	6%	0.0	+13
87	Hong KongHKG	6%	0.0	+10
87	IrelandIRL	6%	+20.0	+15
89	SwedenSWE	6%	+20.0	+12
90	CzechiaCZE	5%	-28.6	+2
91	NetherlandsNED	4%	0.0	+12
92	IcelandISL	4%	-33.3	+6