NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 14.69 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova is 14.69, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova peaked at 30.74 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.69, in 2025.
That places Republic of Moldova 71st out of 113 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.01 | — |
| 2001 | 27.53 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 28.5 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.94 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 30.59 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 30.74 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.59 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 27.67 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 25.78 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 25.95 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 25.54 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 25.81 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25.68 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 22.2 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 21.62 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.16 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.24 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 25.16 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 23.06 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 20.96 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 19.7 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 20.91 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 20.65 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.82 | -18.5% |
| 2025 | 14.69 | -12.7% |
Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries
- Republic of Moldova's 14.69 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Republic of Moldova's 14.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.09, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.13 | 25.78 | 30.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.85 | 21.16 | 25.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.96 | 14.69 | 20.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More work & labour data for Republic of Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Republic of Moldova was 14.69 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 30.74 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.69 in 2025.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 71st out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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.