Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Serbia
Serbia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 13.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Serbia, 2007–2025
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 Serbia stood at 13.1%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Serbia peaked at 23.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2023.
That places Serbia 56th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.3% | — |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | +3.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 13.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 13.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.7%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 15.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Serbia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Serbia was 13.1% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Serbia ranks 56th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).