NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 11.45 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Europe, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Europe is 11.45, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Europe peaked at 20.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.28, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 75th out of 87 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.88 | — |
| 2006 | 15.88 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 15.21 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.75 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 17.59 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 18.25 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.92 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.48 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.3 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.53 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.61 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.31 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 16.61 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.79 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 14.89 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 15.38 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 12.77 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 11.55 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 11.28 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 11.33 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 11.39 | +0.5% |
| 2027 | 11.45 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.26 | 15.21 | 17.59 | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.97 | 14.89 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.65 | 11.28 | 16.1 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Europe?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Southern Europe was 11.45 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.28 in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Southern Europe ranks 75th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.