10.5%

The vicious cycle of poverty

10.5% of the population in low-income
countries are employed
but remain trapped in poverty, unable to
lift themselves above the poverty line

80%

Exclusion from the labor market

80% of working-age persons with disabilities
in developing countries remain excluded from
employment opportunities.

91%

Employment insecurity

About 91% of the workforce in low-income
countries is employed informally

29%

Limited access to vocational skills
development opportunities

In low-income countries, approximately 28.5% of
youth aged 15 to 24 are neither engaged in
education nor in employment or training.