NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … current in Moldova
Moldova: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … current was 39 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Moldova, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 39 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Moldova peaked at 127.65 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2025.
Moldova ranks 51st of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … current in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 127.65 | — |
| 2015 | 121.45 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 111.1 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 103.41 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 90.3 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 79.02 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 67.51 | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 60.29 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 62.28 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 47.76 | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 41.72 | -12.6% |
| 2025 | 39 | -6.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.55, 47% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 39 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.43, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 105.49 | 79.02 | 127.65 | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.09 | 39 | 67.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Moldova?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Moldova was 39 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 127.65 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Moldova ranks 51st out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.