Mali vs South Africa: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Mali
30.1%
in 2024
South Africa
34.6%
in 2024
Mali rank
9th
South Africa rank
7th

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

  • Mali
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 34.6% against 30.1% in Mali, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was South Africa ahead.

Mali ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 7th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 26.5% 31.4% 4.9% South Africa
2020s 31.0% 34.0% 3.1% 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, Mali or South Africa?
South Africa, at 34.6% against 30.1% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Mali and South Africa?
4.5%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Mali and South Africa rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Mali ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 7th 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

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).