Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Lithuania, 1999–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Lithuania stood at 16.8%.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Lithuania peaked at 17.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.2% | — |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -36.4% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +59.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +42.2% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +16.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 16.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 16.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 6.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % 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 Lithuania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Lithuania was 16.8% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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).