NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Poland

Poland: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.5 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
10.5
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
151st
of 188 countries
All-time high
14.53
in 2005
All-time low
9.57
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0510152005201620272005: 14.52006: 14.32007: 122008: 11.12009: 12.12010: 12.62011: 13.32012: 13.52013: 14.12014: 13.72015: 11.82016: 11.52017: 10.62018: 102019: 9.62020: 10.12021: 12.42022: 10.52023: 10.22024: 10.52025: 10.52026: 10.52027: 10.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Poland is 10.5, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Poland peaked at 14.53 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.57, in 2019.

That places Poland 151st out of 188 countries 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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Poland, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 14.53
2006 14.29 -1.7%
2007 12.04 -15.7%
2008 11.14 -7.5%
2009 12.09 +8.6%
2010 12.59 +4.1%
2011 13.27 +5.4%
2012 13.53 +2.0%
2013 14.09 +4.1%
2014 13.72 -2.6%
2015 11.84 -13.7%
2016 11.54 -2.5%
2017 10.59 -8.3%
2018 9.97 -5.8%
2019 9.57 -4.0%
2020 10.14 +5.9%
2021 12.45 +22.8%
2022 10.5 -15.6%
2023 10.24 -2.5%
2024 10.54 +3.0%
2025 10.53 -0.2%
2026 10.51 -0.1%
2027 10.5 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.82 11.14 14.53 5
2010s 12.07 9.57 14.09 10
2020s 10.67 10.14 12.45 8

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 148 Bulgaria 10.87 compare
  2. 149 Cyprus 10.81 compare
  3. 150 Bahrain 10.54 compare
  4. 152 Greece 10.46 compare
  5. 153 Malaysia 10.4 compare
  6. 154 Estonia 10.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Poland?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Poland was 10.5 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 14.53 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.57 in 2019.
How does Poland rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Poland ranks 151st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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.