ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Samoa
The ILO estimates that 30.1% of young people in Samoa were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Samoa, 2025
30.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
30th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Samoa over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Samoa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.1% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 30.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28.8%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Samoa has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
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Primary completion (UIS)
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Lower secondary completion
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Upper secondary completion
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Out-of-school children
1.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.8%
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