East Asia & Pacific vs Papua New Guinea: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 27.7% against 12.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 35.4% | 17.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 32.7% | 17.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 28.1% | 15.0% | Papua New Guinea |
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), East Asia & Pacific or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 27.7% 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 East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
- 14.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- 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).