Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Samoa
Samoa: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 30.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 30.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Samoa peaked at 30.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2005.
That places Samoa 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.3% | — |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 30.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 30.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 27.3% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 28.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.6% | 30.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More work & labour data for Samoa
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.332 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52.37 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 191.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 187.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 195.61 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 383.56 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Samoa?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Samoa was 30.1% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2005.
- How does Samoa rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Samoa ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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).