Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 28.8% against 26.7% in Zambia, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.5% | 29.4% | 3.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 32.2% | 3.1% | 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, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 28.8% against 26.7% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 2.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Zambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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).