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

Latest (2016)
5.0%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
120th
of 124 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2009
All-time low
5.0%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2009–2016

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Macau, China, 2009–2016

024682009201220162009: 7.2 % of youth population2010: 6.2 % of youth population2011: 6.3 % of youth population2012: 5.8 % of youth population2013: 5.3 % of youth population2014: 5 % of youth population2015: 5.3 % of youth population2016: 5 % of youth population

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Macau, China, 2009 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 1
2010s 5.5% 5.0% 6.3% 7

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 117 Norway 5.8% compare
  2. 118 Ireland 5.7% compare
  3. 119 Sweden 5.6% compare
  4. 121 Czechia 4.6% compare
  5. 122 Netherlands 4.1% compare
  6. 123 Iceland 4.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).