Belgium vs Malta: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Belgium
8.1%
in 2024
Malta
7.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
104th
Malta rank
107th

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time

  • Belgium
  • Malta
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 8.1% against 7.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malta ahead.

Belgium ranks 104th and Malta ranks 107th of 124 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 10.9% 10.7% 0.2% Belgium
2010s 11.1% 9.5% 1.6% Belgium
2020s 7.7% 8.6% 0.9% Malta

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, Belgium or Malta?
Belgium, at 8.1% against 7.8% in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Belgium and Malta?
0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Belgium ranks 104th and Malta ranks 107th 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).