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

Latest (2027)
25.98
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
48th
of 188 countries
All-time high
28.55
in 2020
All-time low
25.61
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Tonga, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 272006: 26.22007: 26.32008: 26.42009: 26.62010: 26.82011: 26.92012: 272013: 27.12014: 27.32015: 27.52016: 27.62017: 27.82018: 27.92019: 28.12020: 28.62021: 27.42022: 26.62023: 25.62024: 25.72025: 25.82026: 25.92027: 26

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Tonga, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 45 Rwanda 26.22 compare
  2. 46 Equatorial Guinea 26.01 compare
  3. 47 Eritrea 26 compare
  4. 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
  5. 50 Oman 25.74 compare
  6. 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare

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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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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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.