NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland
Switzerland: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 63.16 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 63.16 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland peaked at 86.55 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.72, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 39th of 65 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 84.57 | — |
| 2015 | 86.55 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 79.63 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 73.65 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 70.89 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 68.36 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 76.15 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 84.54 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 81.44 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 58.72 | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 61.95 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 63.16 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.28 | 68.36 | 86.55 | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.99 | 58.72 | 84.54 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Switzerland was 63.16 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.55 in 2015.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.72 in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.