Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova
Moldova: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) was 12.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova is 12.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova peaked at 30.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2024.
That places Moldova 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.3% | — |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 12.2% | -16.2% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 12.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 76% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 12.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.7% | 30.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 18.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 108 Italy 12.4% compare
- 109 New Zealand 12.4% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 12.4% compare
- 112 South Korea 12.2% compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 12.2% compare
- 114 Sri Lanka 12.1% compare
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) in Moldova was 12.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of)?
- Moldova ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).