Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy by country
Countries reporting
72
Highest
3
El Salvador
Lowest
1
Kyrgyzstan
Median
3
Years covered
7
2019–2025
Data points
440
What the numbers show
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy is currently reported for 72 countries. The highest value is 3 in El Salvador; the lowest is 1 in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 2.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 50.0%).
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Somalia | 2 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Chile | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Brazil | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Australia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Zambia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Namibia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Japan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Cambodia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Madagascar | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Argentina | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritius | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 40 | Paraguay | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Comoros | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Indonesia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Cameroon | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.