Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Albania
Albania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 21.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Albania, 2002–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Albania recorded 21.0% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Albania peaked at 41.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2024.
That places Albania 36th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 41.8% | — |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | -10.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Albania's 21.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 28.2% | 41.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 21.0% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Albania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Albania was 21.0% 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, total recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2024.
- How does Albania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Albania ranks 36th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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, total (% of 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).