Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and citizenship by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
89.3%
Iceland
Lowest
56.5%
Montenegro
Median
81.0%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
981
What the numbers show
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and citizenship is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 89.3% in Iceland; the lowest is 56.5% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.0%, and the mean is 78.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 26.2%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 8.5%).
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 89.3% | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 2 | Malta | 87.3% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 86.6% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 3 | Netherlands | 86.6% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 85.2% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 84.7% | 2025 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 7 | Cyprus | 83.9% | 2025 | up 16.9% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 83.3% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 83.3% | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 83.1% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 82.5% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 82.0% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Croatia | 82.0% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 81.9% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 81.5% | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 81.5% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 81.5% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 81.5% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 81.3% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 81.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 81.0% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 81.0% | 2019 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 21 | Lithuania | 81.0% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 81.0% | 2019 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 79.9% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 79.4% | 2025 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 78.6% | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 78.6% | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 78.1% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 77.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 77.9% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 77.5% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 77.5% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 77.1% | 2025 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 76.0% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 36 | France | 75.5% | 2025 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 73.7% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 72.7% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Greece | 71.6% | 2025 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 40 | Italy | 70.8% | 2025 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.2% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 65.4% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 64.1% | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 62.1% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Montenegro | 56.5% | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.