Ireland vs Switzerland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) over time
- Ireland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7.6% against 6.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 8.2% | 5.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.2% | 3.4% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 9.3% | 6.7% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.7% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
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, Ireland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7.6% against 6.7% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Ireland and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Ireland ranks 115th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 125 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).