Youth work-based learners by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Youth work-based learners is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1,856 in Ghana; the lowest is 0.54 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.71, and the mean is 189.87.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,437.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 17,139.3%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 87.9%).
Youth work-based learners: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 1,856 | 2024 | up 871.0% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 914.41 | 2024 | up 139.9% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 749.15 | 2020 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 521 | 2025 | up 230.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 402.41 | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 331.95 | 2020 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 7 | Senegal | 291.06 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 261.05 | 2025 | up 208.1% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 221.7 | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 180.24 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 11 | Albania | 165.77 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 152.88 | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 142.65 | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 14 | Colombia | 124.45 | 2025 | up 266.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mali | 113.06 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 83.98 | 2021 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran | 74.31 | 2024 | up 109.4% | falling |
| 18 | Peru | 64.68 | 2025 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 52.74 | 2025 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Kosovo | 33.01 | 2024 | up 1,069.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 13.61 | 2020 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 12.92 | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Greece | 11.23 | 2020 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 24 | Zambia | 10.09 | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 9.69 | 2025 | up 334.9% | volatile |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 8.75 | 2022 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Botswana | 8.48 | 2024 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 28 | Rwanda | 7.57 | 2025 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 29 | Seychelles | 4.83 | 2025 | up 17,139.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Tunisia | 3.3 | 2019 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 31 | Montenegro | 3.08 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 1.65 | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 33 | Jordan | 1.42 | 2024 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 1.35 | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Brunei | 0.547 | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.54 | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Work-based learning refers to all forms of learning that take place in a real work environment. It may but does not always combine elements of learning in the workplace with off-the-job learning. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.