Pakistan vs Post-demographic dividend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Pakistan
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 28.5% against 11.3% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 124 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 12.5% | 22.9% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 11.8% | 20.6% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 12.0% | 26.6% | Pakistan |
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, Pakistan or Post-demographic dividend?
- Pakistan, at 28.5% against 11.3% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Pakistan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 17.2%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Pakistan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Pakistan ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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
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).