NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.41 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
10.41
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
82nd
of 87 groups
All-time high
13.35
in 2013
All-time low
9.98
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0510152005201620272005: 12.32006: 11.62007: 11.22008: 11.32009: 132010: 132011: 13.12012: 13.22013: 13.32014: 12.82015: 12.32016: 11.92017: 11.42018: 112019: 10.62020: 11.62021: 10.82022: 102023: 102024: 10.32025: 10.32026: 10.42027: 10.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income stood at 10.41.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income peaked at 13.35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.98, in 2023.

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 82nd of 87 groups on this measure, 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 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 12.25
2006 11.65 -4.9%
2007 11.23 -3.6%
2008 11.35 +1.0%
2009 13.03 +14.9%
2010 13.02 -0.1%
2011 13.12 +0.7%
2012 13.22 +0.8%
2013 13.35 +1.0%
2014 12.77 -4.3%
2015 12.27 -3.9%
2016 11.86 -3.3%
2017 11.38 -4.0%
2018 11.02 -3.2%
2019 10.64 -3.4%
2020 11.55 +8.6%
2021 10.83 -6.3%
2022 10.01 -7.6%
2023 9.98 -0.2%
2024 10.29 +3.1%
2025 10.34 +0.4%
2026 10.37 +0.4%
2027 10.41 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.9 11.23 13.03 5
2010s 12.26 10.64 13.35 10
2020s 10.47 9.98 11.55 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income was 10.41 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
The highest recorded value was 13.35 in 2013.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
The lowest recorded value was 9.98 in 2023.
How does Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income ranks 82nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern, Southern and Western Europe: 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.