NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kosovo
Kosovo: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 30.64 in 2024. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kosovo, 2018–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kosovo stood at 30.64.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Kosovo ranks 5th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30.36 | — |
| 2019 | 32.89 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 33.75 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 32.19 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 33.06 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 33.66 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 30.64 | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.63 | 30.36 | 32.89 | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.66 | 30.64 | 33.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
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- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 37.95 (2024)
- SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 10.83 (2024)
- SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in 30.04 (2024)
- SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 10.5 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kosovo?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Kosovo was 30.64 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.75 in 2020.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.36 in 2018.
- How does Kosovo rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Kosovo ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.