Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training

Samoa
30.96
in 2027
Sub-Saharan Africa
21.64
in 2027
Samoa rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training over time

  • Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0102030200520162027

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 30.96 against 21.64 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.32.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 27.61 19.43 8.18 Samoa
2010s 28.65 20.27 8.38 Samoa
2020s 30.14 21.69 8.45 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Samoa, at 30.96 against 21.64 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2027.
What is the difference in neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9.32, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Samoa ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/neet-rate-share-of-youth-not-in-employment-education-or-training-ilo-modelled-estimates/samoa/sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/neet-rate-share-of-youth-not-in-employment-education-or-training-ilo-modelled-estimates/samoa/sub-saharan-africa/">Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.