Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 22.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.5% | — |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.6% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Europe & Central Asia was 14.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).