NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: High income

Europe and Central Asia: High income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.91 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
10.91
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
77th
of 87 groups
All-time high
14.06
in 2005
All-time low
10.59
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: High income, 2005–2027

0510152005201620272005: 14.12006: 13.62007: 12.82008: 12.42009: 13.82010: 13.62011: 13.32012: 13.22013: 13.32014: 12.92015: 12.52016: 12.22017: 11.82018: 11.52019: 11.22020: 122021: 11.72022: 10.92023: 10.62024: 10.82025: 10.82026: 10.92027: 10.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: High income stood at 10.91.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: High income peaked at 14.06 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.59, in 2023.

That places Europe and Central Asia: High income 77th 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 Europe and Central Asia: High income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Europe and Central Asia: High income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 14.06
2006 13.59 -3.3%
2007 12.76 -6.1%
2008 12.41 -2.7%
2009 13.81 +11.3%
2010 13.55 -1.8%
2011 13.3 -1.9%
2012 13.22 -0.6%
2013 13.3 +0.6%
2014 12.92 -2.9%
2015 12.46 -3.6%
2016 12.2 -2.1%
2017 11.79 -3.3%
2018 11.48 -2.6%
2019 11.2 -2.5%
2020 12.01 +7.3%
2021 11.65 -3.0%
2022 10.93 -6.2%
2023 10.59 -3.1%
2024 10.79 +1.9%
2025 10.83 +0.4%
2026 10.88 +0.4%
2027 10.91 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.33 12.41 14.06 5
2010s 12.54 11.2 13.55 10
2020s 11.07 10.59 12.01 8

Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia: High income

  1. 74 Nicaragua 22.05 compare
  2. 75 Malawi 21.95 compare
  3. 76 Indonesia 21.65 compare
  4. 77 French Polynesia 21.63 compare
  5. 78 Comoros 21.58 compare
  6. 79 Haiti 21.4 compare
  7. 80 Puerto Rico 20.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: High income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: High income was 10.91 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Europe and Central Asia: High income?
The highest recorded value was 14.06 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Europe and Central Asia: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 10.59 in 2023.
How does Europe and Central Asia: High income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Europe and Central Asia: High income ranks 77th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe and Central Asia: High 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
Last refreshed

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.