Participation rate of young persons in education and training by labour status (incl. NEET rates) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
99.3%
Portugal
Lowest
80.6%
Türkiye
Median
96.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by labour status (incl. NEET rates) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 99.3% in Portugal; the lowest is 80.6% in Türkiye.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.0%, and the mean is 95.3%.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 7.0%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 7.8%).
Participation rate of young persons in education … training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 99.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 2 | Poland | 99.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Poland | 99.2% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 98.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 98.7% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 98.6% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 98.5% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 98.4% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.2% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 98.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 98.1% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 98.0% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 98.0% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Finland | 97.7% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 97.6% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 97.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 97.3% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 97.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 97.0% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 96.4% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 96.1% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | France | 96.0% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 96.0% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 96.0% | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | Latvia | 95.9% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 95.9% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 27 | Serbia | 95.4% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Serbia | 95.4% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 95.1% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 30 | Montenegro | 94.1% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 31 | Iceland | 93.9% | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 93.6% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 93.5% | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 93.5% | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 93.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 93.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 92.9% | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 92.7% | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 38 | Lithuania | 92.7% | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 92.7% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 92.6% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 42 | Estonia | 91.6% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 42 | Estonia | 91.6% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 44 | Malta | 90.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 90.4% | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 90.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 47 | Türkiye | 80.6% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.