Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 15.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 15.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 34.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male (%) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.4% | — |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | +5.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 15.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 15.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 26.2% | 34.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 22.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 14.7% | 20.4% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 15.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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, male (% of male 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).