Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
89.3%
Iceland
Lowest
51.7%
Martinique
Median
81.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
10,866
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 NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 89.3% in Iceland; the lowest is 51.7% in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.0%, and the mean is 77.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Guadeloupe (up 45.7%), 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% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 81.5% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 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 |
| 19 | Germany | 81.3% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 81.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 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 | 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% | falling |
| 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 | Guadeloupe | 59.3% | 2025 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 56.5% | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 47 | Martinique | 51.7% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Budapest 92.5%
- Warszawski stołeczny 90.3%
- Åland 89.6%
- Cumbria (NUTS 2021) 89.6%
- Bourgogne 89.5%
- Ísland 89.3%
- Prov. West-Vlaanderen 88.8%
- Zeeland 88.7%
- Yugozapaden 88.4%
- Schwaben 88.4%
- North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 88.4%
- Noord-Brabant 88.3%
- Niederbayern 88.1%
- Közép-Magyarország 88.0%
- Sydsverige 87.8%
- Zuid-Nederland 87.6%
- Oberfranken 87.5%
- Friesland (NL) 87.4%
- Mellersta Norrland 87.3%
- Utrecht 87.3%
- Praha 87.2%
- Utrecht (NUTS 2021) 87.2%
- Salzburg 87.1%
- Oberbayern 87.1%
- Mittelfranken 87.0%
- Surrey, East and West Sussex (NUTS 2021) 87.0%
- Sjeverna Hrvatska 87.0%
- Bayern 86.9%
- Overijssel 86.9%
- Flevoland 86.9%
- Noord-Holland 86.9%
- Makroregion województwo mazowieckie 86.8%
- Tirol 86.7%
- Zentralschweiz 86.7%
- Trier 86.7%
- Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) 86.7%
- Grad Zagreb 86.7%
- Oslo og Akershus (statistical region 2016) 86.6%
- Drenthe 86.5%
- Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) 86.5%