Eritrea vs Euro area: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) over time
- Eritrea
- Euro area
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 25.8% against 9.8% in Euro area, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.6 times Euro area's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 45th and Euro area ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 12.0% | 10.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 12.5% | 11.0% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 10.4% | 15.3% | Eritrea |
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 (% of), Eritrea or Euro area?
- Eritrea, at 25.8% against 9.8% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) between Eritrea and Euro area?
- 16.0%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Euro area?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Euro area rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Eritrea ranks 45th and Euro area ranks 47th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).