Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

ILO modeled estimate published by World Bank: unemployed youth as a percentage of the labor force ages 15–24. Not the percentage of all youth or graduates without work. Separate from the count-based derived unemployment rate.

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Youth unemployment rate — World Bank / ILO modeled estimate (15–24)

Botswana

Values and evidence for Botswana. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8856 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 25.71 Exact value 25.7050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8855 · revision 1 Value 25.7050000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 25.7050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 29.48 Exact value 29.4770000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8854 · revision 1 Value 29.4770000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 29.4770000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 33.14 Exact value 33.1350000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8853 · revision 1 Value 33.1350000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 33.1350000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:58 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 36.79 Exact value 36.7850000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8852 · revision 1 Value 36.7850000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36.7850000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 36.78 Exact value 36.7840000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8851 · revision 1 Value 36.7840000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36.7840000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 36.85 Exact value 36.8450000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8850 · revision 1 Value 36.8450000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36.8450000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 37.42 Exact value 37.4180000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8849 · revision 1 Value 37.4180000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 37.4180000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 38.70 Exact value 38.7010000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8848 · revision 1 Value 38.7010000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 38.7010000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 35.30 Exact value 35.2980000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8847 · revision 1 Value 35.2980000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 35.2980000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 32.13 Exact value 32.1270000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8846 · revision 1 Value 32.1270000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 32.1270000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 39.25 Exact value 39.2450000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8845 · revision 1 Value 39.2450000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 39.2450000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 43.49 Exact value 43.4860000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8844 · revision 1 Value 43.4860000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 43.4860000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 47.04 Exact value 47.0430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8843 · revision 1 Value 47.0430000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 47.0430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 41.68 Exact value 41.6760000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8842 · revision 1 Value 41.6760000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 41.6760000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 36.82 Exact value 36.8170000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8841 · revision 1 Value 36.8170000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 36.8170000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2006	31.91 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8840 · revision 1 Value 31.9100000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 31.9100000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 31.61 Exact value 31.6050000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8839 · revision 1 Value 31.6050000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 31.6050000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 31.49 Exact value 31.4910000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8838 · revision 1 Value 31.4910000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 31.4910000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2009	32.34 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8837 · revision 1 Value 32.3400000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 32.3400000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 35.09 Exact value 35.0930000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8836 · revision 1 Value 35.0930000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 35.0930000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 35.20 Exact value 35.1960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8835 · revision 1 Value 35.1960000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 35.1960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 34.65 Exact value 34.6520000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8834 · revision 1 Value 34.6520000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.6520000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 34.60 Exact value 34.6020000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8833 · revision 1 Value 34.6020000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.6020000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2014	34.6 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8832 · revision 1 Value 34.6000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.6000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 34.74 Exact value 34.7430000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8831 · revision 1 Value 34.7430000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.7430000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 34.85 Exact value 34.8510000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8830 · revision 1 Value 34.8510000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.8510000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 34.87 Exact value 34.8720000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8829 · revision 1 Value 34.8720000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.8720000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 34.40 Exact value 34.4040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8828 · revision 1 Value 34.4040000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.4040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 34.59 Exact value 34.5880000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8827 · revision 1 Value 34.5880000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 34.5880000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 40.44 Exact value 40.4360000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8826 · revision 1 Value 40.4360000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 40.4360000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 43.36 Exact value 43.3550000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8825 · revision 1 Value 43.3550000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 43.3550000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 42.61 Exact value 42.6110000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8824 · revision 1 Value 42.6110000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 42.6110000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 44.36 Exact value 44.3610000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8823 · revision 1 Value 44.3610000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 44.3610000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 45.30 Exact value 45.2960000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8822 · revision 1 Value 45.2960000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 45.2960000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 46.00 Exact value 46.0040000000 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #8821 · revision 1 Value 46.0040000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference ILO modeled estimate for ages 15–24; unemployment as a share of the youth labor force, not all youth. Provider world_bank · indicator SL.UEM.1524.ZS · dataset 2 · modeled estimate Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 46.0040000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 12:48:57 · source revision unspecified

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