Estonia vs Poland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Estonia
10.2%
in 2024
Poland
10.1%
in 2025
Estonia rank
92nd
Poland rank
95th

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

  • Estonia
  • Poland
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 92nd and Poland ranks 95th of 124 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 19.1% 15.8% 3.3% Estonia
2000s 12.7% 14.9% 2.2% Poland
2010s 11.0% 12.1% 1.1% Poland
2020s 10.1% 10.8% 0.6% Poland

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, Estonia or Poland?
Estonia, at 10.2% against 10.1% in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Estonia and Poland?
0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Poland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Poland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Estonia ranks 92nd and Poland ranks 95th 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).