NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland
Ireland: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 44.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland is 44.46, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland peaked at 86.79 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 33.8, in 2023.
That places Ireland 47th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86.79 | — |
| 2015 | 81.83 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 72.9 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 64.58 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 61.25 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 63.12 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 76.29 | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 46.4 | -39.2% |
| 2022 | 41.86 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 33.8 | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 38.68 | +14.4% |
| 2025 | 44.46 | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.74 | 61.25 | 86.79 | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.91 | 33.8 | 76.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Ireland was 44.46 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.79 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Ireland ranks 47th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.