Zambia vs Zimbabwe: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training

Zambia
43.33
in 2024
Zimbabwe
51.03
in 2024
Zambia rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
1st

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
0204060201720202024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 51.03 against 43.33 in Zambia, a difference of 7.7.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 66 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 48.2 44.77 3.44 Zambia
2020s 45.12 48.69 3.57 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 51.03 against 43.33 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
7.7, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Zambia ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 650 data points, 2014–2025
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.