Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece
Greece: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 10.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece, 1987–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece stood at 10.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece peaked at 25.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2007.
That places Greece 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 10.8% | — |
| 1988 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 13.0% | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +65.5% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -0.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 10.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 9.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 12.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Greece was 10.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Greece ranks 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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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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).