NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga
Tonga: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 25.98 in 2027. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga is 25.98, measured in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga peaked at 28.55 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.61, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 48th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.97 | — |
| 2006 | 26.18 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.35 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.42 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.61 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.76 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 26.89 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.14 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 27.31 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.49 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.62 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.76 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.92 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.05 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.55 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.41 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 26.63 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 25.61 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 25.89 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 25.98 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.51 | 26.18 | 26.97 | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.39 | 26.76 | 28.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.45 | 25.61 | 28.55 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 45 Rwanda 26.22 compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 26.01 compare
- 47 Eritrea 26 compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
- 50 Oman 25.74 compare
- 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare
More work & labour data for Tonga
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0285 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0722 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.13 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 59.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 117.87 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga was 25.98 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 28.55 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.61 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Tonga ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.