Guyana vs South Africa: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Guyana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 34.6% against 31.3% in Guyana, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 5th of 126 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.3% | 32.0% | 12.3% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 33.3% | 7.6% | Guyana |
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, Guyana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 34.6% against 31.3% in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Guyana and South Africa?
- 3.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and South Africa rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Guyana ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 5th 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).