South Africa vs Venezuela: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male

South Africa
33.6%
in 2024
Venezuela
44.0%
in 2020
South Africa rank
4th
Venezuela rank
2nd

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

  • South Africa
  • Venezuela
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 44.0% against 33.6% in South Africa, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 2nd of 123 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Venezuela Difference Ahead
2000s 28.5% 16.5% 11.9% South Africa
2010s 29.8% 13.7% 16.1% South Africa
2020s 31.0% 44.0% 13.1% Venezuela

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, South Africa or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 44.0% against 33.6% in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between South Africa and Venezuela?
10.4%, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Venezuela?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Venezuela rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
South Africa ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 2nd of 123 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

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).