Palestine vs Zambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Palestine
25.8%
in 2025
Zambia
26.7%
in 2024
Palestine rank
18th
Zambia rank
17th

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

  • Palestine
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 26.7% against 25.8% in Palestine, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Zambia ahead.

Palestine ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 17th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palestine Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 30.5% 34.0% 3.5% Zambia
2020s 27.6% 29.6% 2.0% Zambia

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, Palestine or Zambia?
Zambia, at 26.7% against 25.8% in Palestine as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Palestine and Zambia?
0.9%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine and Zambia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Palestine and Zambia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Palestine ranks 18th 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

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).