Africa: Upper-middle income vs Lesotho: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training over time
- Africa: Upper-middle income
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 38.31 against 28.99 in Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 9.32.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Africa: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 87 groups.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Upper-middle income | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.17 | 35.21 | 4.05 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 28.3 | 34.96 | 6.66 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 28.92 | 37.47 | 8.55 | Lesotho |
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, Africa: Upper-middle income or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 38.31 against 28.99 in Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training between Africa: Upper-middle income and Lesotho?
- 9.32, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Upper-middle income and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Upper-middle income and Lesotho rank globally for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 9th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.