Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 14.3%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 35.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 69th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.4% | — |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -10.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 14.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 73% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 14.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 26.6% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 14.3% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 14.3% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 69th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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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).