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

Germany: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 7.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.58
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
58th
of 68 countries
All-time high
7.72
in 2021
All-time low
5.61
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany, 2017–2024

024682017202020242017: 6.32018: 62019: 5.62020: 7.32021: 7.72022: 7.12023: 7.72024: 7.6

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany stood at 7.58.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Germany ranks 58th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Germany, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 6.27
2018 6.01 -4.1%
2019 5.61 -6.7%
2020 7.29 +30.1%
2021 7.72 +5.8%
2022 7.1 -8.0%
2023 7.68 +8.2%
2024 7.58 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.96 5.61 6.27 3
2020s 7.47 7.1 7.72 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 55 Cambodia 8.06
  2. 56 Malta 7.84 compare
  3. 57 Latvia 7.77 compare
  4. 59 Slovenia 7.12 compare
  5. 60 Czechia 7.03 compare
  6. 61 Portugal 7.02 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Germany was 7.58 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 7.72 in 2021.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 2019.
How does Germany rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Germany ranks 58th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
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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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.