Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
29.8%
Türkiye
Lowest
5.6%
Iceland
Median
12.9%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,159
What the numbers show
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 29.8% in Türkiye; the lowest is 5.6% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.9%, and the mean is 13.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 42.6%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 41.2%).
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 29.8% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 25.2% | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 3 | Montenegro | 21.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 20.5% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 20.5% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Italy | 20.0% | 2025 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 19.4% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.6% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 16.5% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 16.4% | 2025 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 16.1% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 14.5% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 13.7% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 13.7% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 13.6% | 2025 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 13.5% | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 18 | Estonia | 13.4% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 20 | France | 13.2% | 2025 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 13.2% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 13.2% | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 12.9% | 2025 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 12.9% | 2025 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 12.8% | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 12.8% | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 12.7% | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 28 | Ireland | 12.2% | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 29 | Lithuania | 12.1% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 12.1% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 11.9% | 2025 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 32 | Poland | 11.8% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 32 | Hungary | 11.8% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 11.8% | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 11.8% | 2025 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 11.1% | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 11.0% | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 38 | Spain | 10.7% | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 39 | Cyprus | 10.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 9.4% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 40 | Netherlands | 9.4% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 42 | Croatia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 7.7% | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 7.3% | 2025 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 46 | Portugal | 6.3% | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 5.6% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.