Kenya vs Upper middle income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Kenya
158.9%
in 2025
Upper middle income
113.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
32nd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Kenya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 158.9% against 113.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 45.8%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 102.3% | 4.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 107.2% | 9.2% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 102.3% | 112.1% | 9.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 169.2% | 113.0% | 56.2% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Kenya or Upper middle income?
- Kenya, at 158.9% against 113.1% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 45.8%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Upper middle income rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Kenya ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.