SDG indicator 8.6.1 … years not in education, employment or training in Moldova
Moldova: SDG indicator 8.6.1 … years not in education, employment or training was 9.05 in 2025. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 9.05 for sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Moldova peaked at 26.59 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.05, in 2025.
That places Moldova 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.6.1 … years not in education, employment or training in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.85 | — |
| 2001 | 24.77 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.57 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 25.14 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.59 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 26.44 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.6 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 22.85 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 20.54 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 21.23 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 19.45 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 19.72 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.28 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.63 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.84 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 15.77 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 16.27 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.92 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.83 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 17.48 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.59 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 13.55 | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 14.96 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 13.31 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 11.49 | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 9.05 | -21.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 9.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.09, 47% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 9.05 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.49, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.16 | 20.54 | 26.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.82 | 15.77 | 19.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.99 | 9.05 | 15.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Moldova?
- Sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in in Moldova was 9.05 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 26.59 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank for sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in?
- Moldova ranks 99th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.6.1: proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth aged 15 to 24 years not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The share of youth not in employment, education, or training (also known as the NEET rate) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. It provides a measure of youth who are outside the educational system, not in training and not in employment, and thus serves as a broader measure of potential youth labour market entrants than youth unemployment, since it also includes young persons outside the labour force not in education or training. This indicator is also a better measure of the current universe of potential youth labour market entrants compared to the youth inactivity rate, as the latter includes those youth who are not in the labour force and are in education, and thus cannot be considered currently available for work. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.