Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Kosovo: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
12.9%
in 2024
Kosovo
29.1%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
4th
Kosovo rank
7th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Kosovo
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 29.1% against 12.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.2 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Kosovo ranks 7th of 19 groups.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Kosovo Difference Ahead
2010s 14.3% 28.5% 14.3% Kosovo
2020s 12.5% 31.3% 18.8% Kosovo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, male, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Kosovo?
Kosovo, at 29.1% against 12.9% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kosovo?
16.2%, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kosovo?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Kosovo rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th and Kosovo ranks 7th of 19 groups.
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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male 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).