Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 12.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand stood at 12.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand peaked at 12.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.6% | — |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.7%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.0% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 12.8% compare
- 107 Chile 12.7% compare
- 108 Italy 12.4% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 12.4% compare
- 111 Moldova 12.3% compare
- 112 South Korea 12.2% compare
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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in New Zealand was 12.4% 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, male (% of) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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, male (% of male 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).