Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 11.0% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 22.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.2% | — |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 11.0% 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 Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2019.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 16th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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).