NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal
Portugal: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 7.9 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal stood at 7.9.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal peaked at 14.13 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.76, in 2024.
That places Portugal 167th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.09 | — |
| 2006 | 10.61 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 11.16 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 10.23 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 11.21 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 11.44 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 12.56 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 14.13 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.2 | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 11.16 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 10.46 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 9.32 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 8.32 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 7.97 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.12 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 8.06 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7.77 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.53 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 7.76 | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 7.81 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 7.85 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 7.9 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.86 | 10.23 | 11.21 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.15 | 7.97 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 | 7.76 | 9.12 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 164 Solomon Islands 8.35 compare
- 165 Croatia 8.22 compare
- 166 Finland 8.14 compare
- 168 Switzerland 7.84 compare
- 169 Kazakhstan 7.78 compare
- 170 Malta 7.7 compare
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal was 7.9 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.13 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.76 in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Portugal ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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About this data
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.