Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 19.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2009–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 19.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 26.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26.3% | — |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.2% | 25.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.1% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).