Early-demographic dividend vs Zimbabwe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Early-demographic dividend
23.0%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
36.0%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
5th

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

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Zimbabwe
010203040200520142024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 36.0% against 23.0% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 19 groups.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 27.6% 29.4% 1.8% Zimbabwe
2020s 23.7% 32.2% 8.5% Zimbabwe

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, Early-demographic dividend or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 36.0% against 23.0% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Early-demographic dividend and Zimbabwe?
13.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 19 groups.
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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 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).