Canada vs New Zealand: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 13.3% against 12.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 78th and New Zealand ranks 80th of 126 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.4% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 1.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 13.3% against 12.8% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Canada ranks 78th and New Zealand ranks 80th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). 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).