What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

14.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.

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.

Central African Republic vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)

Central African Republic

29.9%

in 2025

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

15.7%

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

33rd

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

35th

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

Central African Republic
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 29.9% against 15.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 187 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	29.6%	22.0%	7.6%	Central African Republic
2010s	28.8%	18.7%	10.1%	Central African Republic
2020s	30.0%	16.7%	13.3%	Central African Republic

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), Central African Republic or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Central African Republic, at 29.9% against 15.7% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 14.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?: Central African Republic ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th 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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Indicator: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 4,921 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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).