Around 10.6 percent of the African youth was unemployed in 2021, according to the source's projections. The youth unemployment rate in Africa has been slowly falling since 2012. That year, nearly 12 percent of the young labor force was unemployed.
Youth unemployment rate in Africa from 2012 to 2021
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ILO. (March 9, 2020). Youth unemployment rate in Africa from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266153/youth-unemployment-rate-in-africa/
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