NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in France
France: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 11.01 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in France, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
France recorded 11.01 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in France peaked at 13.97 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.01, in 2025.
That places France 35th out of 66 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.5 | — |
| 2015 | 13.97 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.94 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.43 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 13.08 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.62 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.48 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 11.56 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 12.57 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 11.01 | -12.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 11.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- France's 11.01 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.42 | 12.62 | 13.97 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.85 | 11.01 | 12.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in France?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in France was 11.01 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.97 in 2015.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.01 in 2025.
- How does France rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- France ranks 35th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.