Somalia 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
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 46.5% against 43.6% in Somalia, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 6th and Sudan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 38.5% | 5.8% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 37.9% | 5.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 46.0% | 1.9% | Sudan |
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), Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 46.5% against 43.6% in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Somalia and Sudan?
- 2.9%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Somalia ranks 6th 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).