NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Netherlands
Netherlands: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 77.48 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Netherlands, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 77.48 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Netherlands peaked at 127.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.87, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 127.7 | — |
| 2006 | 102.19 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 92.08 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 93.28 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 99.9 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 97.14 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 87.42 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 105.02 | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 124.79 | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 122.46 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 89.19 | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 97.85 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 89.8 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 87.05 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 92.49 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 101.61 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 66.87 | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 71.3 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 81.83 | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 78.67 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 78.41 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 77.97 | -0.6% |
| 2027 | 77.48 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.03 | 92.08 | 127.7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.32 | 87.05 | 124.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.27 | 66.87 | 101.61 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Netherlands?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Netherlands was 77.48 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 127.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.87 in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Netherlands ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.