NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … current in Russia
Russia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … current was 1,008 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Russia, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Russia recorded 1,008 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Russia peaked at 2,165 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,008, in 2025.
That places Russia 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … current in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2,165 | — |
| 2015 | 2,067 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2,000 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1,415 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 1,278 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 1,244 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1,008 | -19.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1,008 is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.34, 14.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1,008 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.43, 15.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,077 | 2,000 | 2,165 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,236 | 1,008 | 1,415 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More work & labour data for Russia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Russia?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Russia was 1,008 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,165 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,008 in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Russia ranks 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.