NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania
Lithuania: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 35.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania stood at 35.2.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania peaked at 41.26 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.38, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 53rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38.22 | — |
| 2015 | 33.96 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 32.73 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 29.55 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 24.38 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 24.94 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 30.23 | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 31.19 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 26.08 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 37.03 | +42.0% |
| 2024 | 41.26 | +11.4% |
| 2025 | 35.2 | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.63 | 24.38 | 38.22 | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.5 | 26.08 | 41.26 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 50 Norway 40.76 compare
- 51 Republic of Moldova 39 compare
- 52 Croatia 35.28 compare
- 54 Hong Kong, China 34.28 compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 27.18 compare
- 56 Singapore 26.12 compare
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Lithuania was 35.2 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.26 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.38 in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Lithuania ranks 53rd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.