Upper middle income vs Zambia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Upper middle income
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 29.1% against 16.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Upper middle income ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Upper middle income | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 37.0% | 16.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 34.1% | 15.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 29.8% | 12.8% | Zambia |
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), Upper middle income or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 29.1% against 16.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Upper middle income and Zambia?
- 12.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Zambia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Upper middle income and Zambia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- 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).