How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Lesotho: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled)

Eswatini

0.0053 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Lesotho

0.0056 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Eswatini rank

49th

Lesotho rank

47th

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) over time

Eswatini
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0056 units per square kilometre against 0.0053 units per square kilometre in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 49th and Lesotho ranks 47th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0057 units per square kilometre	0.0054 units per square kilometre	0.0003 units per square kilometre	Eswatini
2010s	0.0052 units per square kilometre	0.0052 units per square kilometre	0 units per square kilometre	Lesotho
2020s	0.0051 units per square kilometre	0.0054 units per square kilometre	0.0004 units per square kilometre	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled), Eswatini or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 0.0056 units per square kilometre against 0.0053 units per square kilometre in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) between Eswatini and Lesotho?: 0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?: Eswatini ranks 49th and Lesotho ranks 47th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 25 August 2026

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.