Global Youth Data Metrics · JA Institute · Neil Sekhri

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.

101Countries
5Core metrics
2022–23Data period
WDIPrimary source
Young person representing the next generation in the global economy
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Insight 01 · Education & Employment

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.

MDC / High-income
LDC / Emerging
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Secondary education completion
Youth unemployment

World Bank WDI 2022/23 · SE.SEC.CUAT.UP.ZS · SL.UEM.1524.ZS

Insight 02 · NEET & Unemployment

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.

MDC / High-income
LDC / Emerging
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NEET rate
Youth unemployment

World Bank WDI / ILOSTAT 2022/23 · SL.UEM.NEET.ZS · SL.UEM.1524.ZS

Insight 03 · Gender Gap

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.

Male
Female
NEET rate
Youth unemployment
Secondary education
Selected country

World Bank WDI / ILOSTAT 2022/23 · Global averages versus selected country

Insight 04 · Entrepreneurship

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.

MDC / High-income
LDC / Emerging
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Youth unemployment
New business density

World Bank Entrepreneurship Database / WDI 2022/23 · IC.BUS.NDNS.ZS · SL.UEM.1524.ZS

Insight 05 · Banking & Income

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.

MDC / High-income
LDC / Emerging
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Country data

Youth bank-account ownership
GNI per capita

World Bank Global Findex / WDI 2022/23 · FX.OWN.TOTL.YG.ZS · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD

Insight 06 · JA Peer Grouping

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.