South Asia vs Zimbabwe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

South Asia
25.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
36.0%
in 2024
South Asia rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
5th

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

  • South Asia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 36.0% against 25.5% in South Asia, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 19 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 31.1% 29.4% 1.7% South Asia
2020s 24.5% 32.2% 7.7% Zimbabwe

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, South Asia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 36.0% against 25.5% in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between South Asia and Zimbabwe?
10.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
How do South Asia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
South Asia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 19 groups.
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).