NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus

Cyprus: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 10.79 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.79
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
64th
of 68 countries
All-time high
19.68
in 2013
All-time low
6.72
in 2001
Years of data
26
1999–2024

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus, 1999–2024

51015201999201120241999: 10.12000: 8.92001: 6.72002: 7.22003: 7.72004: 19.52005: 18.22006: 10.12007: 8.42008: 92009: 102010: 12.22011: 15.22012: 172013: 19.72014: 17.82015: 152016: 15.32017: 15.62018: 12.72019: 12.72020: 13.22021: 12.92022: 13.92023: 11.12024: 10.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 10.79 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus peaked at 19.68 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.72, in 2001.

That places Cyprus 64th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 10.11
2000 8.91 -11.9%
2001 6.72 -24.6%
2002 7.22 +7.4%
2003 7.7 +6.7%
2004 19.53 +153.6%
2005 18.2 -6.8%
2006 10.1 -44.5%
2007 8.43 -16.6%
2008 9.02 +7.0%
2009 10.03 +11.3%
2010 12.17 +21.3%
2011 15.25 +25.3%
2012 16.95 +11.2%
2013 19.68 +16.1%
2014 17.79 -9.6%
2015 15.04 -15.5%
2016 15.27 +1.6%
2017 15.55 +1.8%
2018 12.75 -18.0%
2019 12.74 -0.0%
2020 13.17 +3.4%
2021 12.87 -2.3%
2022 13.93 +8.2%
2023 11.05 -20.7%
2024 10.79 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.11 10.11 10.11 1
2000s 10.59 6.72 19.53 10
2010s 15.32 12.17 19.68 10
2020s 12.36 10.79 13.93 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 61 Latvia 13.86 compare
  2. 62 Brunei Darussalam 12.63 compare
  3. 63 Montenegro 11.65 compare
  4. 65 Luxembourg 7.46 compare
  5. 66 Saint Lucia 5.21 compare
  6. 67 Malta 4.18 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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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 10.79 in 2024, 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 19.68 in 2013.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 6.72 in 2001.
How does Cyprus rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Cyprus ranks 64th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
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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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.