Romania vs Ukraine: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total

Romania
17.0%
in 2024
Ukraine
16.5%
in 2017
Romania rank
53rd
Ukraine rank
54th

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

  • Romania
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 17.0% against 16.5% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ukraine ahead.

Romania ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 54th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 16.6% 27.8% 11.2% Ukraine
2010s 16.9% 18.1% 1.2% Ukraine

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, Romania or Ukraine?
Romania, at 17.0% against 16.5% in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Romania and Ukraine?
0.5%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
Romania ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 54th 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

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).