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

Slovakia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 8.94 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
8.94
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
161st
of 188 countries
All-time high
16.86
in 2005
All-time low
8.75
in 2024
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

0510152005201620272005: 16.92006: 13.92007: 11.62008: 11.42009: 132010: 14.62011: 14.32012: 14.42013: 14.32014: 14.12015: 142016: 12.72017: 12.32018: 10.42019: 10.52020: 10.72021: 11.12022: 102023: 9.22024: 8.82025: 8.82026: 8.92027: 8.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Slovakia is 8.94, measured in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Slovakia peaked at 16.86 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.75, in 2024.

That places Slovakia 161st 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Slovakia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 16.86
2006 13.92 -17.4%
2007 11.63 -16.4%
2008 11.43 -1.7%
2009 12.96 +13.4%
2010 14.57 +12.4%
2011 14.31 -1.8%
2012 14.37 +0.4%
2013 14.26 -0.8%
2014 14.07 -1.3%
2015 13.97 -0.7%
2016 12.69 -9.2%
2017 12.33 -2.9%
2018 10.4 -15.6%
2019 10.48 +0.7%
2020 10.75 +2.6%
2021 11.07 +3.0%
2022 9.99 -9.8%
2023 9.17 -8.3%
2024 8.75 -4.5%
2025 8.81 +0.7%
2026 8.88 +0.7%
2027 8.94 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.36 11.43 16.86 5
2010s 13.14 10.4 14.57 10
2020s 9.55 8.75 11.07 8

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 158 Latvia 9.09 compare
  2. 159 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.07 compare
  3. 160 United Arab Emirates 8.99 compare
  4. 162 Australia 8.71 compare
  5. 163 Chinese Taipei 8.66 compare
  6. 164 Solomon Islands 8.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Slovakia?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Slovakia was 8.94 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 16.86 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.75 in 2024.
How does Slovakia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Slovakia ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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.