Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Macau, China, 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, total (% of) in Macau, China is 3.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Macau, China peaked at 8.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
Macau, China ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.9% | — |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -4.3% |
| 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% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
Macau, China compared with similar countries
- Macau, China's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macau, China's 3.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
More work & labour data for Macau, China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (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 force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Macau, China?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Macau, China was 3.7% 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 Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does Macau, China rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Macau, China ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China 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).