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

Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.89 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
17.89
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
51st
of 87 groups
All-time high
29.16
in 2005
All-time low
17.88
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

01020302005201620272005: 29.22006: 28.22007: 27.72008: 26.72009: 25.92010: 24.82011: 23.52012: 23.12013: 21.82014: 20.62015: 19.82016: 19.82017: 19.52018: 19.52019: 19.92020: 21.32021: 19.42022: 18.92023: 17.92024: 182025: 17.92026: 17.92027: 17.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income is 17.89, measured in 2027.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 29.16 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.88, in 2023.

Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 51st of 87 groups on this measure, 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 Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle 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: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 29.16
2006 28.16 -3.4%
2007 27.72 -1.5%
2008 26.7 -3.7%
2009 25.92 -2.9%
2010 24.76 -4.5%
2011 23.47 -5.2%
2012 23.11 -1.5%
2013 21.79 -5.7%
2014 20.63 -5.3%
2015 19.76 -4.2%
2016 19.82 +0.3%
2017 19.48 -1.7%
2018 19.48 -0.0%
2019 19.92 +2.3%
2020 21.34 +7.1%
2021 19.41 -9.0%
2022 18.93 -2.5%
2023 17.88 -5.6%
2024 17.97 +0.5%
2025 17.93 -0.2%
2026 17.9 -0.2%
2027 17.89 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.53 25.92 29.16 5
2010s 21.22 19.48 24.76 10
2020s 18.66 17.88 21.34 8

Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income

  1. 48 Tonga 25.98 compare
  2. 49 Dominican Republic 25.94 compare
  3. 50 Oman 25.74 compare
  4. 51 Palestine, State of 25.44 compare
  5. 52 Burkina Faso 25.12 compare
  6. 53 Egypt 25.07 compare
  7. 54 Belize 24.99 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: Upper-middle income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income was 17.89 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: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 29.16 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 17.88 in 2023.
How does Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 51st 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: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe and Central Asia: 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
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.