Namibia vs World: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 30.7% against 19.8% in World, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 26th and World ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 22.4% | 7.2% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 21.4% | 10.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 20.6% | 10.4% | Namibia |
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), Namibia or World?
- Namibia, at 30.7% against 19.8% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Namibia and World?
- 10.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Namibia ranks 26th and World ranks 27th 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).