Bulgaria vs Italy: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Bulgaria
10.9%
in 2024
Italy
12.0%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
88th
Italy rank
85th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 12.0% against 10.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 88th and Italy ranks 85th of 124 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 23.6% 17.0% 6.6% Bulgaria
2010s 18.6% 20.3% 1.7% Italy
2020s 12.6% 15.9% 3.3% Italy

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, Bulgaria or Italy?
Italy, at 12.0% against 10.9% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Bulgaria and Italy?
1.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Bulgaria ranks 88th and Italy ranks 85th 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

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).