NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany
Germany: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 8.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany stood at 8.2. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany peaked at 8.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.61, in 2019.
Germany ranks 49th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.37 | — |
| 2015 | 6.24 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.27 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 6.01 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 5.61 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 7.29 | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 7.72 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 7.1 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.68 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 7.58 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.2 | +8.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 8.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Germany's 8.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2 | 5.61 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.59 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany was 8.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Germany ranks 49th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.