NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 35.11 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
35.11
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 188 countries
All-time high
47.53
in 2020
All-time low
24.24
in 2006
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

010203040502005201620272005: 24.42006: 24.22007: 24.92008: 25.52009: 26.32010: 31.82011: 32.32012: 32.72013: 33.12014: 33.32015: 33.52016: 33.72017: 33.92018: 34.22019: 34.52020: 47.52021: 34.32022: 34.42023: 34.62024: 34.62025: 34.82026: 352027: 35.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu is 35.11, measured in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu peaked at 47.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.24, in 2006.

Vanuatu ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Vanuatu, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 24.36
2006 24.24 -0.5%
2007 24.89 +2.7%
2008 25.54 +2.6%
2009 26.33 +3.1%
2010 31.85 +21.0%
2011 32.26 +1.3%
2012 32.67 +1.3%
2013 33.05 +1.2%
2014 33.33 +0.8%
2015 33.53 +0.6%
2016 33.73 +0.6%
2017 33.92 +0.5%
2018 34.19 +0.8%
2019 34.5 +0.9%
2020 47.53 +37.8%
2021 34.32 -27.8%
2022 34.4 +0.2%
2023 34.56 +0.5%
2024 34.62 +0.2%
2025 34.82 +0.6%
2026 34.96 +0.4%
2027 35.11 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.07 24.24 26.33 5
2010s 33.3 31.85 34.5 10
2020s 36.29 34.32 47.53 8

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 14 Mauritania 37.05 compare
  2. 15 Eswatini 36.94 compare
  3. 16 Senegal 35.43 compare
  4. 18 South Africa 34.87 compare
  5. 19 Pakistan 34.54 compare
  6. 20 South Sudan 34.09 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu was 35.11 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 47.53 in 2020.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 24.24 in 2006.
How does Vanuatu rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Vanuatu ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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
Last refreshed

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.