Afghanistan vs Yemen: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 84.1% against 68.7% in Yemen, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.8% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 68.7% | 1.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 68.4% | 12.6% | Afghanistan |
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 (% of), Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 84.1% against 68.7% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 15.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).