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Lesotho - Youth Unemployment 1991

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
21.64% Global rank: 138th

Lesotho's youth unemployment was 21.64% in 1991. This was the 138th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1991▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 1991
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Chad 0.94% -
2nd Pakistan 0.96% -
3rd Belarus 1.08% -
4th Myanmar 1.36% -
5th Cambodia 1.41% -
6th Kazakhstan 1.61% -
7th Azerbaijan 1.72% -
8th Benin 1.75% -
9th Maldives 1.77% -
10th Armenia 1.95% -
11th Lithuania 1.96% -
12th Kyrgyz Republic 1.98% -
13th Mali 2.19% -
14th Qatar 2.52% -
15th Luxembourg 2.64% -
16th Tajikistan 2.72% -
17th Turkmenistan 2.75% -
18th Senegal 2.96% -
19th Tonga 3.08% -
20th Kuwait 3.25% -
21st Switzerland 3.27% -
22nd Solomon Islands 3.28% -
23rd Niger 3.28% -
24th Guatemala 3.40% -
25th Estonia 3.40% -
26th Liberia 3.47% -
27th Ukraine 3.58% -
28th Moldova 3.64% -
29th Austria 3.72% -
30th Guinea-Bissau 3.74% -
31st Uzbekistan 3.80% -
32nd Burkina Faso 3.85% -
33rd Singapore 3.87% -
34th Burundi 3.89% -
35th United Arab Emirates 3.93% -
36th Bahrain 3.99% -
37th Viet Nam 4.18% -
38th Hong Kong SAR, China 4.20% -
39th Bhutan 4.24% -
40th Samoa 4.30% -
41st China 4.37% -
42nd Japan 4.46% -
43rd Georgia 4.47% -
44th Macao SAR, China 4.54% -
45th Czechia 4.68% -
46th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.83% -
47th Iceland 4.85% -
48th Latvia 5.03% -
49th Thailand 5.09% -
50th Papua New Guinea 5.12% -
51st Uganda 5.12% -
52nd Lao PDR 5.20% -
53rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 5.36% -
54th Germany 5.51% -
55th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 5.54% -
56th Mexico 5.55% -
57th Ghana 5.56% -
58th Guinea 5.69% -
59th Mozambique 5.99% -
60th Peru 5.99% -
61st Bangladesh 6.04% -
62nd Kenya 6.21% -
63rd Tanzania 6.29% -
64th Malawi 6.70% -
65th Cyprus 6.71% -
66th Togo 7.11% -
67th Korea 7.16% -
68th Nigeria 7.43% -
69th Guam 7.57% -
70th Sierra Leone 7.66% -
71st Honduras 7.73% -
72nd Sweden 7.80% -
73rd Indonesia 7.84% -
74th Portugal 8.61% -
75th Mongolia 8.63% -
76th Madagascar 8.69% -
77th Côte d'Ivoire 8.77% -
78th Philippines 9.12% -
79th Ecuador 9.15% -
80th Eritrea 9.37% -
81st Timor-Leste 9.54% -
82nd Comoros 10.19% -
83rd Afghanistan 10.23% -
84th Fiji 10.44% -
85th Channel Islands 10.56% -
86th Zimbabwe 10.63% -
87th Malaysia 10.81% -
88th Netherlands 10.81% -
89th Central African Republic 10.96% -
90th Costa Rica 11.08% -
91st Paraguay 11.27% -
92nd Denmark 11.50% -
93rd Malta 11.59% -
94th Argentina 11.64% -
95th Chile 11.85% -
96th Norway 11.95% -
97th Nicaragua 12.01% -
98th Syrian Arab Republic 12.13% -
99th Dominican Republic 12.31% -
100th El Salvador 12.66% -
101st Brazil 12.75% -
102nd Oman 12.78% -
103rd Russian Federation 12.96% -
104th Cameroon 13.20% -
105th Panama 13.31% -
106th Vanuatu 13.40% -
107th United States 13.51% -
108th Equatorial Guinea 13.56% -
109th United Kingdom 13.85% -
110th Belgium 13.96% -
111th Brunei Darussalam 14.22% -
112th Gambia, The 14.35% -
113th Jamaica 14.46% -
114th Finland 14.94% -
115th Cuba 14.99% -
116th Mauritania 15.10% -
117th Türkiye 15.24% -
118th Albania 15.69% -
119th Iraq 15.71% -
120th West Bank and Gaza 15.74% -
121st Canada 15.83% -
122nd Rwanda 16.41% -
123rd Haiti 16.52% -
124th Hungary 16.78% -
125th Yemen, Republic of 17.08% -
126th Australia 17.48% -
127th South Sudan 18.28% -
128th Belize 18.75% -
129th Nepal 18.82% -
130th European Union 19.11% -
131st Colombia 19.11% -
132nd New Zealand 19.32% -
133rd France 19.49% -
134th Morocco 19.74% -
135th São Tomé and Principe 19.87% -
136th India 20.18% -
137th Lebanon 20.19% -
138th Lesotho 21.64% -
139th Ireland 21.84% -
140th Israel 22.11% -
141st Cabo Verde 22.25% -
142nd Bulgaria 22.62% -
143rd Mauritius 22.71% -
144th Slovenia 22.82% -
145th Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.01% -
146th Bahamas, The 23.04% -
147th Virgin Islands (US) 23.55% -
148th Greece 23.86% -
149th Slovak Republic 23.88% -
150th Sudan 24.29% -
151st Uruguay 24.68% -
152nd Botswana 25.71% -
153rd St. Lucia 26.14% -
154th Egypt, Arab Republic of 27.14% -
155th Romania 27.22% -
156th Poland 27.52% -
157th Guyana 27.84% -
158th Italy 28.46% -
159th Serbia 29.43% -
160th French Polynesia 30.23% -
161st Tunisia 30.38% -
162nd Spain 30.68% -
163rd Algeria 32.92% -
164th Saudi Arabia 33.03% -
165th Zambia 33.63% -
166th Puerto Rico (US) 34.13% -
167th Trinidad and Tobago 34.61% -
168th Namibia 34.68% -
169th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.70% -
170th Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.87% -
171st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 36.07% -
172nd Sri Lanka 36.11% -
173rd Congo, Republic of 38.36% -
174th Angola 39.84% -
175th Croatia 40.27% -
176th Barbados 40.92% -
177th Eswatini 40.99% -
178th Suriname 41.36% -
179th Gabon 41.56% -
180th New Caledonia 42.45% -
181st North Macedonia 42.91% -
182nd South Africa 43.49% -
183rd Jordan 43.91% -
184th Libya 43.99% -
185th Montenegro 54.70% -
186th Djibouti 58.71% -
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was Lesotho's youth unemployment in 1991?▾

Lesotho's youth unemployment in 1991 was 21.64%. This ranked 138th globally.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 1991?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 1991 at 58.71%.

What is the youth unemployment of Lesotho in 1991?▾

The youth unemployment of Lesotho in 1991 was 21.64%. This ranked 138th globally.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lesotho matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1991. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 13.1%. View full analysis →

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