Germany vs Portugal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.6% against 7.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Portugal ahead.
Germany ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 110th of 124 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 16.6% | 8.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 10.3% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.2% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 11.1% | 4.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 8.2% | 0.8% | Portugal |
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, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at 7.6% against 7.0% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Germany and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Germany ranks 108th and Portugal ranks 110th 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).