Highest youth unemployment rates reported by countries [See list]

Rankings of the nations with the greatest rates of youth unemployment have been released.

According to the World of Statistics, South Africa is ranked first with 62.1%, Nigeria was rated second with 53.4%, Spain came in at 27.4%, Sweden came in at 24.9%, and Serbia came in at 24.9% to round out the top five nations.

The nations with the lowest rankings are South Korea (6.1%), Hong Kong (5.5%), Japan (4.2%), Kazakhstan (3.6%), and Switzerland (1.8%).

Here is the ranking in full:

South Africa: 62.1%,
Nigeria: 53.4%,
Spain: 27.4%,
Sweden: 24.9%
Serbia: 24.9%
Sri Lanka: 23.8%
Greece: 23.6%
Albania: 22.5%
Romania: 21.7%
Iran: 21.6%
China: 21.3%
Italy: 21.3%
Turkey: 21.6%
Luxembourg: 19.6%
Croatia: 19%

Slovakia: 18.8%
Portugal: 17.2%
France: 16.9%
Jamaica: 16.7%
Finland: 15.8%
Estonia: 15.6%
Belgium: 13.9%
Lithuania: 13.8%
Hungary: 13.3%
Taiwan: 12.03%
United Kingdom: 11.4%
Latvia: 11%
Cyprus: 10.8%
Ireland: 10.7%
New Zealand: 10.3%
Poland: 10.3%
Canada: 10.2%
Norway: 10.2%
Austria: 9.6%
Denmark: 9.3%
Netherlands: 8.3%

United States: 8%
Australia: 7.75%
Vietnam: 7.41%
Thailand: 6.5%
Germany: 6.1%
South Korea: 6.1%
Hong Kong: 5.5%
Japan: 4.2%
Kazakhstan: 3.6%
Switzerland: 1.8%