Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Macao
Macao: 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 Macao, 2009–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Macao 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 Macao 121st out of 126 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total in Macao, 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 53% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Macao'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 Macao
More work & labour data for Macao
- 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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (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 Macao?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macao 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 Macao?
- 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 Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2016.
- How does Macao rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Macao ranks 121st out of 126 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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).