Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Slovenia, 1996–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Slovenia is 7.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Slovenia peaked at 11.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2004.
Slovenia ranks 111th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.5% | — |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +37.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -25.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 79% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 7.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.0% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Slovenia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Slovenia was 7.7% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2004.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Slovenia ranks 111th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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).