National strategy for youth employment in Zambia
Zambia: National strategy for youth employment was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
2
in 2019
All-time low
2
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2025
National strategy for youth employment in Zambia, 2019–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for national strategy for youth employment in Zambia is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Zambia ranks 42nd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
National strategy for youth employment in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 42 Argentina 2 compare
- 42 Australia 2 compare
- 42 Cambodia 2 compare
- 42 Colombia 2 compare
- 42 Comoros 2 compare
- 42 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 42 Japan 2 compare
- 42 Madagascar 2 compare
- 42 Mauritius 2 compare
- 42 Namibia 2 compare
- 42 South Korea 2 compare
- 42 Thailand 2 compare
- 42 Vietnam 2 compare
- 42 Bolivia 2 compare
- 42 Brazil 2 compare
- 42 Chile 2 compare
- 42 Congo 2 compare
- 42 East Timor 2 compare
- 42 Indonesia 2 compare
- 42 Laos 2 compare
- 42 Paraguay 2 compare
- 42 Peru 2 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 42 Somalia 2 compare
- 42 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is national strategy for youth employment in Zambia?
- National strategy for youth employment in Zambia was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for national strategy for youth employment?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is national strategy for youth employment rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of National strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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