Finland vs Poland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9.1% against 8.9% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 94th and Poland ranks 92nd of 123 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 12.3% | 3.2% | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 14.1% | 5.4% | Poland |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 11.6% | 2.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, male, Finland or Poland?
- Poland, at 9.1% against 8.9% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Finland and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Finland ranks 94th and Poland ranks 92nd 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, male (% of male 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).