Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Hungary
Hungary: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 8.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary, 1996–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 8.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary peaked at 17.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2018.
That places Hungary 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.3% | — |
| 1997 | 14.7% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | -4.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 8.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.7% | 17.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary was 8.2% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Hungary ranks 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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).