Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macau, China
Macau, China: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 5.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macau, China, 2009–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 5.0% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
That places Macau, China 120th out of 124 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.2% | — |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -6.6% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 49% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 5.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.4%, 40% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More work & labour data for Macau, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macau, China?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macau, China was 5.0% in 2016, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- How does Macau, China rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Macau, China ranks 120th out of 124 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). 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).