Europe & Central Asia vs Kosovo: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Europe & Central Asia
12.6%
in 2024
Kosovo
30.0%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
13th
Kosovo rank
10th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Kosovo
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Kosovo currently reports 30.0% against 12.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Kosovo's figure about 2.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Kosovo has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Kosovo ranks 10th of 19 groups.

Kosovo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Kosovo Difference Ahead
2010s 14.9% 31.5% 16.6% Kosovo
2020s 13.3% 32.3% 19.1% Kosovo

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, Europe & Central Asia or Kosovo?
Kosovo, at 30.0% against 12.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Europe & Central Asia and Kosovo?
17.4%, with Kosovo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Kosovo?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Kosovo rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th and Kosovo ranks 10th of 19 groups.
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).