Cape Verde vs East Asia & Pacific: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Cape Verde
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 28.2% against 12.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 38th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th 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 | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 17.6% | 17.2% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 14.7% | 17.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 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, total (% of), Cape Verde or East Asia & Pacific?
- Cape Verde, at 28.2% against 12.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Cape Verde and East Asia & Pacific?
- 15.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and East Asia & Pacific?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Cape Verde ranks 38th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th 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, total (% of 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).