Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female

Botswana
38.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
43.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
9th
Zimbabwe rank
6th

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 43.0% against 38.2% in Botswana, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Botswana ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 34.8% 36.2% 1.4% Zimbabwe
2020s 39.8% 38.1% 1.8% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 43.0% against 38.2% in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
4.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Botswana ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).