Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 14.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 14.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus peaked at 25.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2007.
That places Cyprus 73rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +122.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -47.7% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 14.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 14.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +122.6% | 11.3% | 25.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 9.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Cyprus was 14.7% in 2024, 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Cyprus ranks 73rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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).