NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal
Portugal: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 8.11 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal, 1986–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8.11 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal peaked at 21.41 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 8.11, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 103rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21.41 | — |
| 1987 | 18.88 | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 16.42 | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 14.4 | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 13.17 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 11.67 | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 11.24 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 11.46 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 12.35 | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 12.22 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 12.08 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.51 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 10.35 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 11.03 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 9.57 | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 9.76 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 11.62 | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 11.31 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.35 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 12.03 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.69 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 11.89 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.48 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 13.59 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 13.88 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.64 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 16.47 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 14.56 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 13.09 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 12.73 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.59 | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 9.53 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 9.12 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 11.03 | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 9.31 | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 9.26 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.15 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.71 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 8.11 | -6.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.85, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.09, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.78 | 14.4 | 21.41 | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.71 | 10.35 | 13.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4 | 9.57 | 12.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.92 | 9.12 | 16.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 | 8.11 | 11.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal was 8.11 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.41 in 1986.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.11 in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Portugal ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.