Young women in India and Pakistan are over three times as likely to be outside work and study
India: 39.7% of women versus 12.2% of men. Pakistan: 45.4% versus 13.1%. Ages 15–24, including those not looking for work.
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India: 39.7% of women versus 12.2% of men. Pakistan: 45.4% versus 13.1%. Ages 15–24, including those not looking for work.
Bars show shares of the selected groups. Each period is labelled; the scale starts at zero.
- India · women %
2025: 39.7
- India · men %
2025: 12.2
- Pakistan · women %
2025: 45.4
- Pakistan · men %
2025: 13.1
ILO via World Bank: national survey indicators SL.UEM.NEET.FE.ZS and SL.UEM.NEET.MA.ZS. Outside employment, education and training, ages 15–24. Denominators: all young women and all young men respectively. Matched years; these are not unemployment rates.
Sexes are compared within each country and year. The series does not distinguish family duties, health or other causes. These figures are not all of South Asia.
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