Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Türkiye
Türkiye: Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education was 70.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
45th
of 45 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2023
All-time low
59.0%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Türkiye, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 70.2% for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Türkiye peaked at 71.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2006.
Türkiye ranks 45th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59.0% | — |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 71.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.0% | 63.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 64.1% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 65.5% | 71.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Türkiye?
- Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Türkiye was 70.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2006.
- How does Türkiye rank for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education?
- Türkiye ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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