NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sweden
Sweden: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 4.95 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sweden, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sweden stood at 4.95.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sweden peaked at 7.25 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.95, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 62nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.25 | — |
| 2015 | 6.81 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.59 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.27 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.17 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.53 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 6.52 | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 5.06 | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 4.95 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.12 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 5.58 | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 4.95 | -11.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.95 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.95 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.44 | 5.53 | 7.25 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.36 | 4.95 | 6.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sweden?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sweden was 4.95 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Sweden ranks 62nd out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.