Europe & Central Asia vs Vanuatu: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 29.3% against 12.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 19 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 25.3% | 8.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 33.2% | 18.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 47.5% | 32.5% | Vanuatu |
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, Europe & Central Asia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 29.3% against 12.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Europe & Central Asia and Vanuatu?
- 16.7%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Vanuatu?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Vanuatu rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 19 groups.
- 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).