Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands, 1983–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands stood at 4.2%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands peaked at 14.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 121st out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.7% | — |
| 1985 | 13.2% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +38.7% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +28.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +6.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 43% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 39% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.1% | 9.7% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Netherlands was 4.2% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Netherlands ranks 121st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).