NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus
Cyprus: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 15.79 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 15.79 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus peaked at 33.75 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.05, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.16 | — |
| 2006 | 19.86 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 17.03 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 18.58 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 19.22 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.65 | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 27.98 | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 29.77 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 33.75 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 29.72 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 25.8 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 26.08 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 25.36 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.23 | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 20.42 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.04 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 19.87 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 21 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 19.32 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 15.05 | -22.1% |
| 2025 | 15.24 | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 15.49 | +1.6% |
| 2027 | 15.79 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.17 | 17.03 | 21.16 | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.18 | 20.23 | 33.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.85 | 15.05 | 21.04 | 8 |
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More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus was 15.79 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 33.75 in 2013.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.05 in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Cyprus ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.