Botswana vs Early-demographic dividend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Botswana
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 38.1% against 23.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 28.5% | 11.6% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 26.5% | 7.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 24.7% | 12.5% | Botswana |
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), Botswana or Early-demographic dividend?
- Botswana, at 38.1% against 23.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Botswana and Early-demographic dividend?
- 14.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Early-demographic dividend?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th 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).