Namibia vs South Asia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Namibia
- South Asia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 31.6% against 25.5% in South Asia, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Asia ahead.
Namibia ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 4th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 32.6% | 7.6% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 28.9% | 1.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 22.4% | 9.2% | Namibia |
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, Namibia or South Asia?
- Namibia, at 31.6% against 25.5% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Namibia and South Asia?
- 6.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Asia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Asia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Namibia ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 4th 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).