NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in New Zealand
New Zealand: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 12.78 in 2024. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 12.78 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in New Zealand peaked at 12.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.54, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 29th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11.66 | — |
| 2015 | 11.54 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.18 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 11.92 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.04 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.62 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 12.94 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 11.89 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 11.57 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.69 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.78 | +9.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12.78 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12.78 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.76, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.83 | 11.54 | 12.18 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.17 | 11.57 | 12.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in New Zealand?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in New Zealand was 12.78 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.54 in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- New Zealand ranks 29th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.