Where youth standin the world economy
Five connected measures—education, employment, gender equity, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion—mapped across 101 countries to show what advances and constrains the next generation.
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Education gains do not automatically reduce youth unemployment.
The relationship is weak across countries: many places with high secondary-school completion still struggle to turn learning into accessible jobs for young people.
Country data
World Bank WDI 2022/23 · SE.SEC.CUAT.UP.ZS · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Disconnection from education and work compounds unemployment pressure.
Countries with higher shares of young people not in education, employment, or training also tend to face higher youth unemployment, although national pathways vary.
Country data
World Bank WDI / ILOSTAT 2022/23 · SL.UEM.NEET.ZS · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Young women face the largest global disadvantage in NEET participation.
Across the countries with comparable data, the average female NEET rate is about 15.5 percentage points higher than the male rate. Select a country to compare its gaps with the global pattern.
World Bank WDI / ILOSTAT 2022/23 · Global averages versus selected country
Entrepreneurship follows different pathways across economic contexts.
New business formation tends to be stronger where youth unemployment is lower, but the pattern differs between high-income and emerging economies—reflecting a mix of opportunity and necessity.
Country data
World Bank Entrepreneurship Database / WDI 2022/23 · IC.BUS.NDNS.ZS · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Youth financial inclusion rises sharply with national income.
Bank-account ownership among young people has the clearest relationship in the dashboard: countries with broader youth access to formal finance are generally much wealthier.
Country data
World Bank Global Findex / WDI 2022/23 · FX.OWN.TOTL.YG.ZS · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD
Countries cluster into peer groups with comparable operating conditions.
Economic-development indicators and internal JADE data create practical peer groups for impact intelligence. Hover over a country to inspect its available metrics; countries outside the JA network appear in blue-grey.