Namibia vs South Asia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) over time
- Namibia
- South Asia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 30.6% against 12.2% in South Asia, a difference of 18.4%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.5 times South Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 8th of 125 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 8.7% | 11.7% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 11.4% | 16.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 10.2% | 20.4% | Namibia |
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 Asia?
- Namibia, at 30.6% against 12.2% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Namibia and South Asia?
- 18.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Asia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Namibia ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 8th 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).