NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Germany
Germany: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 678.97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Germany, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Germany is 678.97, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Germany peaked at 678.97 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 470.41, in 2019.
That places Germany 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 539.61 | — |
| 2015 | 523.2 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 572.37 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 530.45 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 506.28 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 470.41 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 616.67 | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 625.24 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 576.49 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 636.28 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 632.34 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 678.97 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 523.72 | 470.41 | 572.37 | 6 |
| 2020s | 627.67 | 576.49 | 678.97 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Germany?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Germany was 678.97 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 678.97 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 470.41 in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.