Regional disparities in the rate of young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) (NUTS level 2) by country
Countries reporting
21
Highest
49.5
Bulgaria
Lowest
12.8
Netherlands
Median
23.3
Years covered
23
2003β2025
Data points
474
What the numbers show
Regional disparities in the rate of young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) (NUTS level 2) is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 49.5 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 12.8 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.3, and the mean is 28.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 83.3%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 26.9%).
Regional disparities in the rate of young people neither: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 49.5 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 2 | Czechia | 48.7 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 3 | France | 41.6 | 2025 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 39.4 | 2025 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 39.1 | 2025 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 6 | Italy | 37.4 | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 35.7 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 29.3 | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 27.1 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 25.3 | 2025 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 23.3 | 2019 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 23.3 | 2019 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 23.2 | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 22.9 | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 22.4 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 21.4 | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 20.5 | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 17.7 | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 17.3 | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 14.1 | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 12.8 | 2025 | down 26.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.