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
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Slovakia, 2005–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 158 Latvia 9.09 compare
- 159 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.07 compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 8.99 compare
- 162 Australia 8.71 compare
- 163 Chinese Taipei 8.66 compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 8.35 compare
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
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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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.