Malawi 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
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 39.4% against 34.6% in South Africa, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 126 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 34.4% | 17.2% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 33.0% | 12.6% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 33.5% | 4.1% | South Africa |
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, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at 39.4% against 34.6% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Malawi and South Africa?
- 4.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Malawi ranks 2nd 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).