SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment by country

SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).

Countries reporting
75
Highest
3
New Zealand
Lowest
1
Cameroon
Median
3
Years covered
7
2019–2025
Data points
440

What the numbers show

SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 3 in New Zealand; the lowest is 1 in Cameroon.

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 13 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 50.0%).

SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 New Zealand 3 2025 unchanged 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 Moldova 3 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Mexico 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 Netherlands 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 Armenia 3 2025 up 200.0% volatile
1 Philippines 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 Portugal 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 Russia 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 El Salvador 3 2025 up 50.0% rising
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 Turkey 3 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Uruguay 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 South Africa 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 China 3 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Belarus 3 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 2025 volatile
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 France 3 2025 flat
1 United Kingdom 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 Belgium 3 2025 unchanged flat
1 Georgia 3 2025 up 200.0% rising
1 Azerbaijan 3 2025 up 50.0% rising
1 Guatemala 3 2025 unchanged flat
42 Indonesia 2 2025 unchanged rising
42 Chile 2 2025 unchanged volatile
42 Somalia 2 2025 rising
42 Brazil 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 2025 unchanged falling
42 Bolivia 2 2025 rising
42 Zimbabwe 2 2025 up 100.0% rising
42 Thailand 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Zambia 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Tajikistan 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Argentina 2 2025 volatile
42 Vietnam 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Australia 2 2025 down 33.3% falling
42 Turkmenistan 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 East Timor 2 2025 unchanged falling
42 Paraguay 2 2025 unchanged falling
42 Congo 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Peru 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Colombia 2 2025 down 33.3% falling
42 Comoros 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Costa Rica 2 2025 up 100.0% rising
42 Namibia 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Mauritius 2 2025 up 100.0% rising
42 Madagascar 2 2025 unchanged flat
42 Japan 2 2025 down 33.3% falling
42 Laos 2 2025 unchanged falling
42 South Korea 2 2025 down 33.3% falling
42 Cambodia 2 2025 unchanged flat
70 Cook Islands 1 2025 unchanged volatile
70 Kyrgyzstan 1 2025 unchanged flat
70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 2025 unchanged flat
70 Sri Lanka 1 2025 down 50.0% falling
70 Ethiopia 1 2025 down 50.0% falling
70 Cameroon 1 2025 down 50.0% falling

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Indicator
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
75 places, 440 data points, 2019–2025
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SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).