Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria
Austria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria is 13.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria peaked at 13.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1995.
Austria ranks 75th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.3% | — |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 13.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Austria's 13.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Austria was 13.4% 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, total recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1995.
- How does Austria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Austria ranks 75th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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).