Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Greece
Greece: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 10.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Greece peaked at 22.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Greece ranks 158th of 187 countries 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.6% | — |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.9% | 17.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 13.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 155 Kazakhstan 10.5% compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 10.5% compare
- 157 Poland 10.4% compare
- 159 South Korea 9.8% compare
- 160 Spain 9.7% compare
- 161 Channel Islands 8.9% compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Greece?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Greece was 10.1% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Greece ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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).