European Union vs Zambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male

European Union
10.1%
in 2024
Zambia
22.0%
in 2024
European Union rank
19th
Zambia rank
19th

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

  • European Union
  • Zambia
10203040198720052024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 22.0% against 10.1% in European Union, a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 19th of 19 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.5% 9.2% 1.3% European Union
2010s 11.2% 28.5% 17.3% Zambia
2020s 10.6% 25.0% 14.4% Zambia

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, European Union or Zambia?
Zambia, at 22.0% against 10.1% in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between European Union and Zambia?
11.9%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Zambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do European Union and Zambia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
European Union ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 19th 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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About this data

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).