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 28.17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 28.17 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu peaked at 48.54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.74, in 2006.
That places Vanuatu 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22.74 | — |
| 2009 | 26.48 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 30.85 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 33.79 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 48.54 | +43.6% |
| 2025 | 28.17 | -42.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 28.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.67, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 28.17 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.91, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.61 | 22.74 | 26.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.32 | 30.85 | 33.79 | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.35 | 28.17 | 48.54 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 28.17 in 2025, 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 48.54 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 22.74 in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Vanuatu ranks 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.