Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 15.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Pacific island small states, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Pacific island small states is 15.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Pacific island small states peaked at 16.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2005.
That places Pacific island small states 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.9% | — |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.9% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 14 Afghanistan 28.7% compare
- 15 East Timor 28.6% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 28.5% compare
- 17 Namibia 28.1% compare
- 18 Samoa 27.8% compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.4% compare
- 20 Cape Verde 27.2% compare
More work & labour data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Pacific island small states?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Pacific island small states was 15.4% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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).