NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in France
France: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) was 1,639 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in France, 1983–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
France recorded 1,639 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in France peaked at 2,288 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,419, in 2003.
France ranks 30th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1,986 | — |
| 1984 | 2,231 | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 2,288 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2,118 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 2,117 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,963 | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 1,854 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1,804 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,705 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1,761 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,869 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 1,912 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,782 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 1,825 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,833 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,755 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 1,772 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,494 | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 1,451 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,473 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,419 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,460 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,584 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1,611 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,562 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,513 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,851 | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 1,749 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 1,722 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,774 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,756 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,836 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1,868 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,850 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,790 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,742 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,681 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1,713 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,534 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 1,508 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,563 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,639 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,080 | 1,854 | 2,288 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,802 | 1,705 | 1,912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,542 | 1,419 | 1,851 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,777 | 1,681 | 1,868 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,591 | 1,508 | 1,713 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in France?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) in France was 1,639 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,288 in 1985.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,419 in 2003.
- How does France rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo)?
- France ranks 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (previous ilo) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.