Australia vs Belgium: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.5% against 8.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 102nd and Belgium ranks 104th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 11.1% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 1.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 8.5% against 8.1% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Australia ranks 102nd and Belgium ranks 104th of 124 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, total (% of 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).