NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 23.74 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia is 23.74, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia peaked at 40.16 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22.84, in 2024.
That places North Macedonia 31st 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 19 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 40.16 | — |
| 2007 | 38.69 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 36.39 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 33.15 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 33.39 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 31.92 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 32.46 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.46 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 32.18 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 32.75 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31.81 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.65 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.2 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.02 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 26.67 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 24.61 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 23.16 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 22.84 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 23.74 | +4.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 23.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 23.74 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.09, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1 | 33.15 | 40.16 | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.28 | 25.02 | 33.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2 | 22.84 | 26.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,405 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 525.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 422.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 440.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in North Macedonia was 23.74 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.16 in 2006.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.84 in 2024.
- How does North Macedonia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- North Macedonia ranks 31st out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
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.