Sao Tome and Principe: Youth unemployment, ages 15-24
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For that indicator, we provide data for Sao Tome and Principe from 1991 to 2020. The average value for Sao Tome and Principe during that period was 21.88 percent with a minimum of 20.27 percent in 2018 and a maximum of 26.04 percent in 2002.
The latest value from 2020 is 21.24 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 182
countries is 15.95 percent.
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We present the rate of youth unemployment for Sao Tome and Principe and other countries. Youth unemployment is the percent of 15-24 year olds who are part of the labor force but are unemployed. Recall that the labor force includes the employed and the unemployed people.
Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
