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

Serbia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 12.8 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
12.8
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
134th
of 188 countries
All-time high
21.65
in 2012
All-time low
12.4
in 2023
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

051015202005201620272005: 20.32006: 202007: 18.72008: 20.32009: 21.62010: 21.22011: 21.62012: 21.72013: 19.82014: 212015: 20.42016: 18.12017: 17.62018: 172019: 15.72020: 16.22021: 16.72022: 13.22023: 12.42024: 12.62025: 12.72026: 12.72027: 12.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 12.8 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Serbia peaked at 21.65 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.4, in 2023.

That places Serbia 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it 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 Serbia, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Serbia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 20.31
2006 20.04 -1.3%
2007 18.75 -6.5%
2008 20.32 +8.4%
2009 21.61 +6.4%
2010 21.2 -1.9%
2011 21.6 +1.9%
2012 21.65 +0.3%
2013 19.79 -8.6%
2014 21 +6.1%
2015 20.36 -3.0%
2016 18.08 -11.2%
2017 17.58 -2.7%
2018 16.98 -3.4%
2019 15.66 -7.8%
2020 16.18 +3.3%
2021 16.71 +3.3%
2022 13.23 -20.8%
2023 12.4 -6.3%
2024 12.6 +1.6%
2025 12.66 +0.5%
2026 12.73 +0.5%
2027 12.8 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.21 18.75 21.61 5
2010s 19.39 15.66 21.65 10
2020s 13.66 12.4 16.71 8

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 131 Canada 13.07 compare
  2. 132 Thailand 13.02 compare
  3. 133 New Zealand 12.84 compare
  4. 135 Burundi 12.68 compare
  5. 136 France 12.56 compare
  6. 137 Guam 12.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Serbia?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Serbia was 12.8 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 21.65 in 2012.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4 in 2023.
How does Serbia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Serbia ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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.