NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in New Zealand
New Zealand: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in New Zealand is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in New Zealand peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 152nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +39.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More work & labour data for New Zealand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0776 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4877 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,200 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 511.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,819 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,994 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,812 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in New Zealand?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in New Zealand was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
- New Zealand ranks 152nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.