NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 12.31 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe stood at 12.31.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe peaked at 17.43 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.13, in 2023.
That places Eastern Europe 68th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.43 | — |
| 2006 | 16.98 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 15.71 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 14.82 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.76 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 15.16 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.39 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.98 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.95 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.99 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.29 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 13.41 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.89 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.73 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.44 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.12 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 13.43 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 13.01 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 12.13 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 12.13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.23 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 12.29 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 12.31 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.14 | 14.82 | 17.43 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.62 | 12.44 | 15.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.58 | 12.13 | 13.43 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More work & labour data for Eastern Europe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 98,157 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0497 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 205,314 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 200,168 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102,011 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 53,205 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Eastern Europe was 12.31 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?
- The highest recorded value was 17.43 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.13 in 2023.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Eastern Europe ranks 68th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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About this data
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.