Africa Rankings
Youth Unemployment
ages 15-24
| Rank | Country | ages 15-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Djibouti | 76.77 |
2 | 2 | South Africa | 59.93 |
3 | 3 | Swaziland | 54.33 |
4 | 4 | Libya | 50.06 |
5 | 5 | Botswana | 46 |
6 | 6 | Republic of the Congo | 40.5 |
7 | 7 | Tunisia | 38.08 |
8 | 8 | Namibia | 38.05 |
9 | 9 | Gabon | 36.28 |
10 | 10 | Somalia | 34.23 |
11 | 11 | Algeria | 29.44 |
12 | 12 | Cape Verde | 28.42 |
13 | 13 | Lesotho | 24.67 |
14 | 14 | Mauritania | 22.92 |
15 | 15 | Morocco | 21.88 |
16 | 17 | Egypt | 18.29 |
17 | 19 | Mauritius | 17.37 |
18 | 18 | Rwanda | 16.41 |
19 | 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.74 |
20 | 22 | Zimbabwe | 15.55 |
21 | 21 | Kenya | 15.25 |
22 | 16 | Sudan | 12 |
23 | 23 | Mozambique | 11.61 |
24 | 24 | Gambia | 10.86 |
25 | 25 | Zambia | 10.47 |
26 | 26 | Eritrea | 10.24 |
27 | 27 | Central African Republic | 10.09 |
28 | 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.79 |
29 | 28 | Comoros | 8.75 |
30 | 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.85 |
31 | 31 | Guinea | 7.02 |
32 | 32 | Malawi | 6.95 |
33 | 33 | Cameroon | 6.55 |
34 | 34 | Burkina Faso | 6.44 |
35 | 37 | Ghana | 5.83 |
36 | 36 | Ethiopia | 5.35 |
37 | 38 | Nigeria | 5.34 |
38 | 35 | Madagascar | 5.25 |
39 | 40 | Uganda | 4.18 |
40 | 39 | Ivory Coast | 4.01 |
41 | 42 | Mali | 3.88 |
42 | 43 | Sierra Leone | 3.72 |
43 | 41 | Senegal | 3.62 |
44 | 44 | Togo | 3.44 |
45 | 45 | Benin | 2.89 |
46 | 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.84 |
47 | 47 | Tanzania | 2.38 |
48 | 48 | Liberia | 2.3 |
49 | 49 | Burundi | 1.68 |
50 | 50 | Chad | 1.46 |
51 | 51 | Niger | 0.46 |