Pacific island small states vs Samoa: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Pacific island small states
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 30.1% against 19.1% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 32nd and Samoa ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 27.6% | 7.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 28.6% | 9.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 29.9% | 10.5% | Samoa |
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), Pacific island small states or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 30.1% against 19.1% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Pacific island small states and Samoa?
- 11.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Samoa rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 32nd and Samoa ranks 32nd 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).