Eswatini vs IDA blend: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Eswatini
- IDA blend
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 36.7% against 23.3% in IDA blend, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.6 times IDA blend's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 14th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 24.1% | 14.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 22.6% | 13.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 23.8% | 12.1% | Eswatini |
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), Eswatini or IDA blend?
- Eswatini, at 36.7% against 23.3% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Eswatini and IDA blend?
- 13.4%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and IDA blend?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and IDA blend rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Eswatini ranks 14th and IDA blend ranks 16th 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).