Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 12.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 12.8% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Lithuania peaked at 12.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.3% | — |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | -1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 12.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 12.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 133 United Arab Emirates 13.9% compare
- 134 New Zealand 13.2% compare
- 135 United Kingdom 13.1% compare
- 137 Qatar 12.6% compare
- 138 Serbia 12.6% compare
- 139 China 12.2% compare
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Lithuania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Lithuania was 12.8% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Lithuania ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).