NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium
Belgium: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 9.9 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium, 1983–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium is 9.9, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium peaked at 16.99 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 9.27, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 98th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 16.99 | — |
| 1984 | 16.63 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 16.89 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 15.91 | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 15.82 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 14.55 | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 12.96 | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 11.75 | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 12.08 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.58 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 13.02 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 13.81 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 13.41 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 12.47 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 12.47 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.45 | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 12.45 | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 10.98 | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 12.05 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 12.46 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.79 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.3 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 14.02 | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 12.9 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.02 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.01 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 12.84 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 12.98 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.82 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 14.38 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.93 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 14.1 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 14.43 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.97 | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 13.19 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.64 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 11.36 | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 12.51 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 9.48 | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 9.27 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.49 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 9.9 | +4.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 9.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.85, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 9.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.09, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.68 | 12.96 | 16.99 | 7 |
| 1990s | 12.85 | 11.58 | 15.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.44 | 10.98 | 14.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.48 | 11.36 | 14.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.13 | 9.27 | 12.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Belgium was 9.9 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.99 in 1983.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.27 in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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) (15-29). 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.