Ireland vs Netherlands: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female

Ireland
4.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
4.2%
in 2024
Ireland rank
119th
Netherlands rank
121st

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time

  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 4.7% against 4.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 121st of 123 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 17.7% 12.1% 5.7% Ireland
1990s 13.7% 9.0% 4.7% Ireland
2000s 11.8% 5.3% 6.5% Ireland
2010s 13.5% 4.7% 8.8% Ireland
2020s 7.0% 3.7% 3.3% Ireland

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, Ireland or Netherlands?
Ireland, at 4.7% against 4.2% in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Ireland and Netherlands?
0.5%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Ireland ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 121st 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

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).