Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 8.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Solomon Islands, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 8.3% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Solomon Islands peaked at 8.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2015.
Solomon Islands ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 8.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.5%, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 8.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 65% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More work & labour data for Solomon Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5211 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 385.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 647.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 912.18 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 937.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,849 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Solomon Islands?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Solomon Islands was 8.3% 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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).