Caribbean vs Melanesia: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Caribbean
20.5%
in 2025
Melanesia
26.1%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
16th
Melanesia rank
18th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Caribbean
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 26.1% against 20.5% in Caribbean, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 32.7% | 11.2% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 30.3% | 8.9% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 26.5% | 5.1% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Caribbean or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 26.1% against 20.5% in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 5.6%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Melanesia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Caribbean ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 18th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.