Latvia vs Poland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 10.1% against 9.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Poland ahead.
Latvia ranks 98th and Poland ranks 95th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 14.1% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 10.8% | 2.7% | 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, Latvia or Poland?
- Poland, at 10.1% against 9.9% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Latvia ranks 98th 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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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).