NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income

Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 15.49 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
15.49
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
61st
of 87 groups
All-time high
21.52
in 2005
All-time low
13.68
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

051015202005201620272005: 21.52006: 20.42007: 19.52008: 18.72009: 19.22010: 18.52011: 17.82012: 17.32013: 17.12014: 17.62015: 15.62016: 16.12017: 14.62018: 14.52019: 13.72020: 14.92021: 15.22022: 15.32023: 15.12024: 15.12025: 15.32026: 15.52027: 15.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income recorded 15.49 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income peaked at 21.52 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.68, in 2019.

That places Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 61st out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 21.52
2006 20.42 -5.1%
2007 19.46 -4.7%
2008 18.67 -4.1%
2009 19.16 +2.6%
2010 18.54 -3.2%
2011 17.78 -4.1%
2012 17.31 -2.7%
2013 17.05 -1.5%
2014 17.55 +2.9%
2015 15.62 -11.0%
2016 16.1 +3.0%
2017 14.65 -9.0%
2018 14.45 -1.3%
2019 13.68 -5.4%
2020 14.89 +8.9%
2021 15.18 +1.9%
2022 15.29 +0.7%
2023 15.1 -1.2%
2024 15.11 +0.1%
2025 15.32 +1.4%
2026 15.45 +0.8%
2027 15.49 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.84 18.67 21.52 5
2010s 16.27 13.68 18.54 10
2020s 15.23 14.89 15.49 8

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income

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  4. 61 Georgia 24.13 compare
  5. 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 23.99 compare
  6. 63 Peru 23.89 compare
  7. 64 Lebanon 23.83 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income was 15.49 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 21.52 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 13.68 in 2019.
How does Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 61st out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.