Belgium vs Slovakia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Belgium
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 8.8% against 8.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 104th and Slovakia ranks 101st of 124 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 16.2% | 5.6% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 13.1% | 2.1% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 9.9% | 2.2% | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 8.8% against 8.1% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Belgium and Slovakia?
- 0.7%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Belgium ranks 104th and Slovakia ranks 101st 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).