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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 14 Mauritania 37.05 compare
- 15 Eswatini 36.94 compare
- 16 Senegal 35.43 compare
- 18 South Africa 34.87 compare
- 19 Pakistan 34.54 compare
- 20 South Sudan 34.09 compare
More work & labour data for Vanuatu
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5226 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5115 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6054 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 163.02 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 311.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 431.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 444.12 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 875.48 1000 No (2100)
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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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.