Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 25.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia stood at 25.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia peaked at 43.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2022.
New Caledonia ranks 76th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.4% | — |
| 2006 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 25.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 2.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 25.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.9%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 41.8% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 28.9% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.4% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More work & labour data for New Caledonia
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.171 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2141 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9545 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 71.31 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in New Caledonia was 25.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2022.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- New Caledonia ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).