NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China
Macau, China: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 3.76 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China stood at 3.76.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China peaked at 8.88 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.62, in 2023.
That places Macau, China 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.88 | — |
| 2006 | 8.77 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.02 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.51 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 7.19 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.19 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.76 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.27 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 5 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.31 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.96 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 5.14 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.88 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 6.02 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.87 | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 5.76 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 4.83 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 3.62 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 3.66 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 3.69 | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 3.72 | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 3.76 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 | 7.19 | 8.88 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.58 | 4.96 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 | 3.62 | 6.87 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More work & labour data for Macau, China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Macau, China was 3.76 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 in 2023.
- How does Macau, China rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Macau, China ranks 185th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.