Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in French Polynesia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 21.9% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in French Polynesia peaked at 25.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2023.
That places French Polynesia 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.4% | — |
| 2006 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -0.1% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 21.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 21.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 21.8% | 24.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 70 Saint Lucia 22.8% compare
- 71 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.6% compare
- 72 Nicaragua 21.9% compare
- 74 El Salvador 21.8% compare
- 75 Malawi 21.8% compare
- 76 Indonesia 21.5% compare
More work & labour data for French Polynesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 227.67 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.05 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 95.09 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 91.77 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 186.86 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in French Polynesia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in French Polynesia was 21.9% 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, total (% of) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- French Polynesia ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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, total (% of 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).