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
83
Highest
3 score
El Salvador
Lowest
1 score
Ethiopia
Median
3 score
Years covered
7
2019–2025
Data points
486

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 83 countries. The highest value is 3 score in El Salvador; the lowest is 1 score in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 3 score, and the mean is 2.47 score.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 8 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: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 El Salvador 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Lithuania 3 score 2025 — flat
1 Luxembourg 3 score 2025 — flat
1 Latvia 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Morocco 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Moldova 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Malta 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Montenegro 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Malaysia 3 score 2025 — flat
1 Nigeria 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 New Zealand 3 score 2025 unchanged rising
1 Philippines 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Russia 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Mexico 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Serbia 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Slovakia 3 score 2025 — falling
1 Slovenia 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Seychelles 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Tunisia 3 score 2025 unchanged falling
1 Turkey 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Uruguay 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 South Africa 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Republic of Moldova 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Russian Federation 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Türkiye 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Armenia 3 score 2025 up 200.0% volatile
1 Germany 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Ecuador 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Belarus 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Spain 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 3 score 2025 — flat
1 Czechia 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 France 3 score 2025 — flat
1 United Kingdom 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 China 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Georgia 3 score 2025 up 200.0% rising
1 Guatemala 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 score 2025 — volatile
1 Italy 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Belgium 3 score 2025 unchanged flat
1 Azerbaijan 3 score 2025 up 50.0% rising
46 East Timor 2 score 2025 unchanged falling
46 Chile 2 score 2025 unchanged volatile
46 Brazil 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Turkmenistan 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Tajikistan 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Somalia 2 score 2025 — rising
46 Thailand 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Vietnam 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Zambia 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Zimbabwe 2 score 2025 up 100.0% rising
46 Timor-Leste 2 score 2025 unchanged falling
46 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2 score 2025 — rising
46 Republic of Korea 2 score 2025 down 33.3% falling
46 Viet Nam 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 score 2025 unchanged falling
46 Australia 2 score 2025 down 33.3% falling
46 Namibia 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 South Korea 2 score 2025 down 33.3% falling
46 Laos 2 score 2025 unchanged falling
46 Indonesia 2 score 2025 unchanged rising
46 Madagascar 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Argentina 2 score 2025 — volatile
46 Mauritius 2 score 2025 up 100.0% rising
46 Cambodia 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Peru 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Paraguay 2 score 2025 unchanged falling
46 Costa Rica 2 score 2025 up 100.0% rising
46 Japan 2 score 2025 down 33.3% falling
46 Comoros 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
46 Sao Tome and Principe 2 score 2025 unchanged falling
46 Colombia 2 score 2025 down 33.3% falling
46 Congo 2 score 2025 unchanged flat
78 Kyrgyzstan 1 score 2025 unchanged flat
78 Cameroon 1 score 2025 down 50.0% falling
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 score 2025 unchanged flat
78 Sri Lanka 1 score 2025 down 50.0% falling
78 Cook Islands 1 score 2025 unchanged volatile
78 Ethiopia 1 score 2025 down 50.0% falling

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About this data

Indicator
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy
Unit
score
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
83 places, 486 data points, 2019–2025
Last refreshed