Australia vs Germany: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.4% against 8.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 105th and Germany ranks 107th of 126 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 6.7% | 3.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.6% | 1.3% | 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 Germany?
- Australia, at 8.4% against 8.2% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Australia and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Australia ranks 105th and Germany ranks 107th of 126 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).