NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania
Lithuania: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 12.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania is 12.5, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania peaked at 14.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.04, in 2018.
Lithuania ranks 31st 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9.91 | — |
| 2015 | 9.2 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.15 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.04 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 8.65 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 10.76 | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 11.31 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 9.65 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 13.55 | +40.3% |
| 2024 | 14.91 | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 12.5 | -16.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 12.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 12.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.06 | 8.04 | 9.91 | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.11 | 9.65 | 14.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania was 12.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.