Belgium vs Portugal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.4% against 7.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 111th of 123 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 22.4% | 7.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.4% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.4% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 11.3% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 8.0% | 1.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 7.4% against 7.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Belgium ranks 109th and Portugal ranks 111th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).