Cape Verde vs Pacific island small states: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) over time
- Cape Verde
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 27.2% against 15.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Pacific island small states ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 14.7% | 19.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 13.4% | 17.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 15.4% | 12.0% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of), Cape Verde or Pacific island small states?
- Cape Verde, at 27.2% against 15.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) between Cape Verde and Pacific island small states?
- 11.8%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Pacific island small states?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Pacific island small states rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Pacific island small states ranks 17th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).