NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland
Switzerland: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 6.99 in 2025. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland is 6.99, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland peaked at 11.12 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.76, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.33 | — |
| 1992 | 8.8 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 9.95 | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 11.12 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 10.35 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 6.21 | -40.1% |
| 1997 | 6.69 | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 6.53 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6.22 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 5.76 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 6.24 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 8.63 | +28.7% |
| 2004 | 7.97 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 8.67 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 8.57 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.86 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 8.03 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 8.44 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.45 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.91 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.59 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 9.11 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.35 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.67 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 8.13 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 7.92 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.71 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.62 | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 9.58 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9.23 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 6.61 | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 6.92 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 6.99 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.36 | 6.21 | 11.12 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.69 | 5.76 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 | 7.71 | 9.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.99 | 6.61 | 9.58 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland was 6.99 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 in 1994.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Switzerland ranks 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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About this data
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.