NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 14.47 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 14.47.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 35.49 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.31, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 31st out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 35.49 | — |
| 2007 | 32.36 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 27.38 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 26.63 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.73 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 28.3 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.92 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.63 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 27.1 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.35 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 27.09 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 25.51 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 22.61 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.8 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 17.62 | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 15.98 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 14.31 | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 14.47 | +1.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 14.47 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.56, 74% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 14.47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.16, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.46 | 26.63 | 35.49 | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.58 | 22.6 | 28.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.25 | 14.31 | 21.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More work & labour data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 689.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,366 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 14.47 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 35.49 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.31 in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 31st out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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). 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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.