Afghanistan vs Sudan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 55.7% against 46.5% in Sudan, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Sudan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.5% | 3.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 37.9% | 4.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 46.0% | 7.9% | Afghanistan |
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 (% of), Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Afghanistan, at 55.7% against 46.5% in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 9.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Sudan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).