Table 1 Current labor market and education outcomes, individuals aged 15–29
Region | Country | Unemployment rate | Employment to population ratio | Labor force participation | Education participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia and the Pacific | Bangladesh | 10.3 | 37.9 | 42.3 | 23.5 |
Cambodia | 2.1 | 74.1 | 75.7 | 33.3 | |
Nepal | 19.2 | 38.5 | 47.7 | 59.6 | |
Samoa | 16.7 | 21.7 | 26.1 | 36.7 | |
Vietnam | 2.8 | 64.1 | 66.0 | 31.2 | |
Average | 8.4 | 48.0 | 51.9 | 29.9 | |
Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Armenia | 30.2 | 30.7 | 43.9 | 45.3 |
Kyrgyz Rep. | 4.0 | 58.3 | 60.7 | 41.1 | |
Macedonia, FYR | 43.3 | 27.9 | 49.3 | 47.0 | |
Moldova, Rep. | 14.1 | 31.7 | 36.9 | 42.9 | |
Russian Fed. | 11.7 | 53.6 | 60.7 | 36.1 | |
Ukraine | 16.8 | 44.7 | 53.8 | 41.6 | |
Average | 13.2 | 50.8 | 58.4 | 37.8 | |
Latin America and the Caribbean | Brazil | 17.9 | 53.9 | 65.7 | 36.8 |
Colombia | 12.5 | 57.8 | 66.1 | 45.3 | |
El Salvador | 19.9 | 41.8 | 52.2 | 36.2 | |
Jamaica | 33.0 | 39.9 | 59.5 | 35.2 | |
Peru | 10.6 | 54.0 | 60.4 | 44.7 | |
Average | 16.4 | 54.2 | 64.9 | 39.0 | |
Middle East and North Africa | Egypt | 15.7 | 45.6 | 54.1 | 28.9 |
Jordan | 24.1 | 29.9 | 39.4 | 42.9 | |
OPT | 37.0 | 24.3 | 38.5 | 44.8 | |
Tunisia | 31.8 | 31.2 | 45.7 | 38.1 | |
Average | 18.0 | 43.0 | 52.2 | 30.8 | |
Sub-Saharan Africa | Benin | 9.1 | 27.6 | 30.4 | 49.3 |
Liberia | 19.8 | 49.3 | 61.4 | 60.5 | |
Madagascar | 1.3 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 22.1 | |
Malawi | 7.8 | 66.5 | 72.1 | 36.2 | |
Tanzania | 21.1 | 43.6 | 55.3 | 29.0 | |
Togo | 7.5 | 62.4 | 67.4 | 39.9 | |
Uganda | 5.0 | 63.1 | 66.4 | 39.5 | |
Zambia | 17.7 | 43.5 | 52.8 | 40.4 | |
Average | 11.5 | 55.3 | 61.9 | 34.8 | |
Tot. average | 13.0 | 50.9 | 58.3 | 34.8 |