France vs Greece: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- France
- Greece
How they compare
France currently reports 11.0% against 10.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Greece ahead.
France ranks 88th and Greece ranks 90th of 126 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.5% | 21.3% | 6.8% | Greece |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 20.6% | 8.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 20.2% | 9.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 17.4% | 4.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 0.2% | France |
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, France or Greece?
- France, at 11.0% against 10.4% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between France and Greece?
- 0.6%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do France and Greece rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- France ranks 88th and Greece ranks 90th of 126 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).