Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 24.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in New Caledonia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 24.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in New Caledonia peaked at 40.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2023.
That places New Caledonia 59th 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.1% | — |
| 2006 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 24.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 24.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 38.7% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 27.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.5% | 33.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More work & labour data for New Caledonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1927 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.171 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2141 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7129 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9545 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 306.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 71.31 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 167.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 169.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 337.22 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in New Caledonia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in New Caledonia was 24.3% 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2023.
- How does New Caledonia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- New Caledonia ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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).