Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Luxembourg, 1983–2024
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 Luxembourg stood at 10.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.8% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Luxembourg peaked at 11.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2002.
Luxembourg ranks 78th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.6% | — |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -26.5% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +68.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -49.8% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +62.3% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -52.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +112.6% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +61.4% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +34.0% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -41.8% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +80.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 10.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 10.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % 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 Luxembourg?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Luxembourg was 10.8% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Luxembourg ranks 78th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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).