Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in Papua New Guinea stood at 27.69% in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT. The latest value is unchanged from 27.69% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 33.04% (down 5.35 percentage points since). The highest value since 2005 was 35.52% in 2009, the lowest 27.69% in 2023. Papua New Guinea ranked 37th highest of the 181 countries in this dataset in 2024; Afghanistan ranked first.
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Youth NEET (ILO estimates) in Papua New Guinea stood at 27.69% in 2024, according to ILO ILOSTAT.
The latest value is unchanged from 27.69% in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 33.04% (down 5.35 percentage points since).
Papua New Guinea ranked 37th highest of the 181 countries in this dataset in 2024; Afghanistan ranked first.
The highest value since 2005 was 35.52% in 2009, the lowest 27.69% in 2023.
| Indicator | Youth NEET (ILO estimates) |
|---|---|
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | ILO ILOSTAT |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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International Labour Organization. (2026). Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Papua New Guinea [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/PNG. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv
International Labour Organization. "Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Papua New Guinea." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/PNG. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
International Labour Organization. 2026. "Youth NEET (ILO estimates) — Papua New Guinea." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/youth-neet-ilo-estimates/PNG. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP_2EET_SEX_RT_A&lang=en&type=label&format=.csv.
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title = {{Youth NEET (ILO estimates) --- Papua New Guinea}},
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year = {2026},
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note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator/?id=EIP\_2EET\_SEX\_RT\_A\&lang=en\&type=label\&format=.csv}
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ILO modelled projection for 2025: 27.71%