Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Pacific island small states, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 19.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Pacific island small states peaked at 22.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2011.
Pacific island small states ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.8% | — |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.8% | 22.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 18.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.0% | 21.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More work & labour data for Pacific island small states
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Pacific island small states?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Pacific island small states was 19.1% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2011.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Pacific island small states ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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).