Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 24.5% against 23.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Egypt ranks 28th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.2% | 27.5% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 25.1% | 0.3% | Egypt |
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, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Burkina Faso, at 24.5% against 23.8% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Egypt ranks 28th of 126 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).