Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 38.0% against 36.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 124 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 29.4% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 32.2% | 4.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at 38.0% against 36.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 2.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 124 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, total (% of 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).