Germany vs Switzerland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Germany
7.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
7.0%
in 2025
Germany rank
108th
Switzerland rank
111th

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

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 7.6% against 7.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Switzerland ahead.

Germany ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 124 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 8.5% 7.0% 1.5% Germany
2000s 9.2% 7.7% 1.5% Germany
2010s 6.7% 8.6% 1.8% Switzerland
2020s 7.5% 8.2% 0.7% Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Germany, at 7.6% against 7.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Germany and Switzerland?
0.6%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Germany ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 111th 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).