NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal

Portugal: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 77.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
77.04
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
36th
of 65 countries
All-time high
135
in 2014
All-time low
77.04
in 2025
Years of data
12
2014–2025

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal, 2014–2025

0501001502014201920252014: 1352015: 123.32016: 115.22017: 102.22018: 90.92019: 86.92020: 99.62021: 87.82022: 84.82023: 92.72024: 842025: 77

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 77.04 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 8.3% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal peaked at 135 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 77.04, in 2025.

That places Portugal 36th 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Portugal, 2014 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2014 135
2015 123.33 -8.6%
2016 115.18 -6.6%
2017 102.22 -11.3%
2018 90.88 -11.1%
2019 86.86 -4.4%
2020 99.57 +14.6%
2021 87.83 -11.8%
2022 84.8 -3.5%
2023 92.71 +9.3%
2024 84 -9.4%
2025 77.04 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 108.91 86.86 135 6
2020s 87.66 77.04 99.57 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 33 Netherlands 84.86 compare
  2. 34 Kosovo 79.26 compare
  3. 35 Armenia 77.79 compare
  4. 37 Bulgaria 70.34 compare
  5. 38 Georgia 67.69 compare
  6. 39 Switzerland 63.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Portugal was 77.04 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 135 in 2014.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 77.04 in 2025.
How does Portugal rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Portugal ranks 36th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
65 places, 645 data points, 2014–2025
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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.