Lesotho Youth Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2025 was 24.67%, a 0.07% decline from 2024.

Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 24.74%, a 0% increase from 2023.
Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 24.74%, a 0.32% decline from 2022.
Lesotho youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 25.06%, a 2.13% decline from 2021.

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Lesotho Youth Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.