Namibia vs South Africa: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 33.6% against 30.6% in Namibia, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th of 125 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 28.9% | 0.8% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 32.5% | 1.8% | South Africa |
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, Namibia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 33.6% against 30.6% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Namibia and South Africa?
- 3.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Namibia ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 4th 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).