Germany vs Ireland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.3% against 6.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 109th and Ireland ranks 112th of 123 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 16.1% | 10.7% | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 11.8% | 5.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 11.5% | 2.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 16.0% | 10.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.6% | 0.5% | 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, male, Germany or Ireland?
- Germany, at 7.3% against 6.6% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Germany and Ireland?
- 0.7%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Germany ranks 109th and Ireland ranks 112th 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).