Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary

Hungary: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
100th
of 123 countries
All-time high
17.7%
in 1998
All-time low
7.6%
in 2018
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary, 1996–2024

051015201996201020241996: 17.3 % of male youth population1997: 14.7 % of male youth population1998: 17.7 % of male youth population1999: 13.7 % of male youth population2000: 12.7 % of male youth population2001: 11.4 % of male youth population2002: 11.9 % of male youth population2003: 10.1 % of male youth population2004: 10.3 % of male youth population2005: 16.8 % of male youth population2006: 11 % of male youth population2007: 9.9 % of male youth population2008: 10.1 % of male youth population2009: 12.7 % of male youth population2010: 11.7 % of male youth population2011: 12.1 % of male youth population2012: 13.6 % of male youth population2013: 13.6 % of male youth population2014: 12 % of male youth population2015: 10.4 % of male youth population2016: 8.9 % of male youth population2017: 7.9 % of male youth population2018: 7.6 % of male youth population2019: 8.9 % of male youth population2020: 9.6 % of male youth population2021: 8.2 % of male youth population2022: 8.4 % of male youth population2023: 8.6 % of male youth population2024: 8.6 % of male youth population

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 8.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% 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 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) in Hungary, 1996 to 2024.
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%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 8.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 8.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 8.7% 8.2% 9.6% 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 97 Slovakia 8.9% compare
  2. 98 Niger 8.7% compare
  3. 99 Mexico 8.7% compare
  4. 101 Croatia 8.4% compare
  5. 102 Moldova 8.1% compare
  6. 103 Mongolia 8.0% compare

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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 8.6% 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 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 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
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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).