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

Latest (2027)
12.31
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
68th
of 87 groups
All-time high
17.43
in 2005
All-time low
12.13
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0510152005201620272005: 17.42006: 172007: 15.72008: 14.82009: 15.82010: 15.22011: 14.42012: 142013: 13.92014: 142015: 13.32016: 13.42017: 12.92018: 12.72019: 12.42020: 13.12021: 13.42022: 132023: 12.12024: 12.12025: 12.22026: 12.32027: 12.3

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Eastern Europe, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.