NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 27.79 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Papua New Guinea is 27.79, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Papua New Guinea peaked at 35.52 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.69, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the top 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.34 | — |
| 2006 | 35.38 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 35.39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.52 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.5 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.17 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 34.51 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.84 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 33.04 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 32.31 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.61 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 30.95 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.31 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.61 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.24 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 28.57 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.69 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.69 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.69 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.71 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 27.75 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 27.79 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.42 | 35.34 | 35.52 | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.68 | 29.61 | 35.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.02 | 27.69 | 29.24 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 36 Zambia 29.18 compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 28.98 compare
- 38 Cape Verde 28.44 compare
- 40 Ghana 27.61 compare
- 41 Mali 27.43 compare
- 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.39 compare
More work & labour data for Papua New Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0424 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4419 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,546 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,357 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,284 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 18,640 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Papua New Guinea?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Papua New Guinea was 27.79 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.52 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.69 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.
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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.