Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tonga
Tonga: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 25.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 25.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tonga peaked at 28.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.0% | — |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 25.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 25.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8%, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.2% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.6% | 28.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 43 Rwanda 26.0% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.9% compare
- 45 Eritrea 25.8% compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 25.8% compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.7% compare
- 49 Oman 25.6% compare
More work & labour data for Tonga
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0285 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0722 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.13 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 59.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 117.87 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tonga?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Tonga was 25.8% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Tonga ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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).