Pakistan vs Zambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Pakistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 28.5% against 26.7% in Zambia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 12.9% | 20.4% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 35.6% | 5.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 31.2% | 7.4% | 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 Zambia?
- Pakistan, at 28.5% against 26.7% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Pakistan and Zambia?
- 1.8%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Pakistan and Zambia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Pakistan ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th 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).