Kosovo vs North America: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) over time
- Kosovo
- North America
How they compare
Kosovo currently reports 29.1% against 11.6% in North America, a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.5 times North America's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.
Kosovo ranks 7th and North America ranks 10th of 125 countries.
Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kosovo | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 10.0% | 21.4% | Kosovo |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 11.7% | 16.7% | Kosovo |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 11.9% | 19.9% | 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, Kosovo or North America?
- Kosovo, at 29.1% against 11.6% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Kosovo and North America?
- 17.5%, with Kosovo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kosovo and North America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kosovo and North America rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Kosovo ranks 7th and North America ranks 10th of 125 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, 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
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).