Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 30.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 30.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Vanuatu peaked at 44.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2009.
Vanuatu ranks 10th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.3% | — |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +48.9% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 30.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.9%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 30.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.7%, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +48.9% | 30.1% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | +35.8% | 20.1% | 27.4% |
| 2021 | -31.8% | 44.9% | 30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 30.2% | 44.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Vanuatu?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Vanuatu was 30.8% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Vanuatu ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).