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

Estonia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 10.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.23
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
86th
of 113 countries
All-time high
19.16
in 1999
All-time low
7.86
in 2019
Years of data
28
1997–2024

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia, 1997–2024

051015201997201020241997: 19.11998: 16.41999: 19.22000: 17.52001: 18.82002: 10.52003: 12.12004: 15.12005: 10.92006: 8.92007: 9.42008: 9.12009: 14.52010: 142011: 11.62012: 12.22013: 11.32014: 11.82015: 11.52016: 9.62017: 102018: 10.32019: 7.92020: 9.22021: 10.92022: 10.72023: 9.62024: 10.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 10.23 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia peaked at 19.16 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.86, in 2019.

Estonia ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) in Estonia, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 19.08
1998 16.41 -14.0%
1999 19.16 +16.8%
2000 17.48 -8.8%
2001 18.84 +7.8%
2002 10.52 -44.2%
2003 12.12 +15.2%
2004 15.14 +24.9%
2005 10.94 -27.7%
2006 8.91 -18.5%
2007 9.39 +5.4%
2008 9.09 -3.2%
2009 14.47 +59.1%
2010 14.03 -3.0%
2011 11.57 -17.5%
2012 12.2 +5.5%
2013 11.32 -7.2%
2014 11.75 +3.8%
2015 11.48 -2.3%
2016 9.57 -16.7%
2017 10.03 +4.8%
2018 10.35 +3.2%
2019 7.86 -24.0%
2020 9.2 +17.1%
2021 10.92 +18.7%
2022 10.73 -1.7%
2023 9.6 -10.6%
2024 10.23 +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.22 16.41 19.16 3
2000s 12.69 8.91 18.84 10
2010s 11.01 7.86 14.03 10
2020s 10.14 9.2 10.92 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 83 Spain 10.5 compare
  2. 84 Greece 10.36 compare
  3. 85 Viet Nam 10.25 compare
  4. 87 Luxembourg 10.23 compare
  5. 88 Poland 10.09 compare
  6. 89 Hungary 9.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia was 10.23 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 19.16 in 1999.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.86 in 2019.
How does Estonia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Estonia ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
113 places, 2,220 data points, 1976–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.