Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2024
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 Central Europe and the Baltics is 10.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 20.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.6% | — |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 11.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 8.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 10.1% in 2024, 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 18th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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).