NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa

Samoa: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 13.5 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
13.5
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
174th
of 188 countries
All-time high
13.5
in 2027
All-time low
9.16
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa, 2005–2027

0510152005201620272005: 9.22006: 9.22007: 9.42008: 9.62009: 9.82010: 9.92011: 10.12012: 10.52013: 10.62014: 10.62015: 10.62016: 10.52017: 10.52018: 10.42019: 10.42020: 10.62021: 10.82022: 112023: 11.22024: 11.62025: 122026: 12.72027: 13.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa stood at 13.5. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa peaked at 13.5 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 2005.

Samoa ranks 174th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Samoa, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 9.16
2006 9.22 +0.7%
2007 9.4 +1.9%
2008 9.62 +2.4%
2009 9.82 +2.0%
2010 9.94 +1.2%
2011 10.08 +1.4%
2012 10.48 +4.0%
2013 10.56 +0.8%
2014 10.57 +0.1%
2015 10.59 +0.2%
2016 10.54 -0.5%
2017 10.46 -0.7%
2018 10.43 -0.4%
2019 10.42 -0.0%
2020 10.61 +1.8%
2021 10.77 +1.5%
2022 10.98 +1.9%
2023 11.21 +2.1%
2024 11.61 +3.5%
2025 12.04 +3.7%
2026 12.7 +5.5%
2027 13.5 +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.45 9.16 9.82 5
2010s 10.41 9.94 10.59 10
2020s 11.68 10.61 13.5 8

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 171 Estonia 15.23 compare
  2. 172 Solomon Islands 14.3 compare
  3. 173 Montenegro 13.53 compare
  4. 175 Brunei 11.18 compare
  5. 176 New Caledonia 10.34 compare
  6. 177 Barbados 9.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Samoa was 13.5 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 2027.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 2005.
How does Samoa rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Samoa ranks 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). 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.