Nigeria vs South Africa: Existence of a national strategy for youth employment
Nigeria
3 score
in 2025
South Africa
3 score
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3 score against 3 score in South Africa, a difference of 0 score.
Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 75 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 score | 3 score | 1 score | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.5 score | 3 score | 0.5 score | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher existence of a national strategy for youth employment, Nigeria or South Africa?
- Nigeria, at 3 score against 3 score in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in existence of a national strategy for youth employment between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0 score, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for existence of a national strategy for youth employment?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 75 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Existence of a national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of development and implementation of a national strategy for youth employment, in a scale from 0 to 3. 0 means no strategy exists, and 3 means that the strategy is developed and operationalized.