Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria
Austria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria stood at 11.4%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria peaked at 11.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2002.
Austria ranks 89th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.3% | — |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -25.8% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 11.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Austria's 11.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Austria was 11.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Austria ranks 89th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).