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

Estonia: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 14.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.19
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
60th
of 68 countries
All-time high
37.27
in 1999
All-time low
9.61
in 2019
Years of data
27
1998–2024

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia, 1998–2024

102030401998201120241998: 31.21999: 37.32000: 34.42001: 35.72002: 20.62003: 23.62004: 30.12005: 21.62006: 17.72007: 18.32008: 17.42009: 26.72010: 24.92011: 19.72012: 19.72013: 17.42014: 16.92015: 15.42016: 12.52017: 12.62018: 12.72019: 9.62020: 11.32021: 13.42022: 13.42023: 12.72024: 14.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 14.19 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia peaked at 37.27 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.61, in 2019.

That places Estonia 60th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Estonia, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 31.2
1999 37.27 +19.5%
2000 34.36 -7.8%
2001 35.72 +4.0%
2002 20.62 -42.3%
2003 23.63 +14.6%
2004 30.06 +27.2%
2005 21.63 -28.0%
2006 17.67 -18.3%
2007 18.34 +3.8%
2008 17.38 -5.3%
2009 26.74 +53.9%
2010 24.93 -6.8%
2011 19.72 -20.9%
2012 19.71 -0.1%
2013 17.35 -12.0%
2014 16.91 -2.5%
2015 15.45 -8.6%
2016 12.49 -19.1%
2017 12.65 +1.2%
2018 12.75 +0.8%
2019 9.61 -24.6%
2020 11.25 +17.1%
2021 13.42 +19.2%
2022 13.4 -0.1%
2023 12.72 -5.0%
2024 14.19 +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.24 31.2 37.27 2
2000s 24.62 17.38 35.72 10
2010s 16.16 9.61 24.93 10
2020s 13 11.25 14.19 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 57 Trinidad and Tobago 27.18 compare
  2. 58 Belize 21.36 compare
  3. 59 Slovenia 14.88 compare
  4. 61 Latvia 13.86 compare
  5. 62 Brunei 12.63 compare
  6. 63 Montenegro 11.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Estonia was 14.19 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 37.27 in 1999.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.61 in 2019.
How does Estonia rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Estonia ranks 60th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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.