Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Turkey
Turkey: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Turkey, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Turkey is 30.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Turkey peaked at 58.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.5% | — |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 30.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.3%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 30.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 50.1% | 58.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 33.6% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.7% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 50 Papua New Guinea 31.2% compare
- 51 Palestine 31.0% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 31.0% compare
- 54 Madagascar 30.2% compare
- 55 Algeria 30.2% compare
- 56 Rwanda 30.0% compare
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Turkey?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Turkey was 30.3% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Turkey ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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).