Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia
Czechia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia, 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 Czechia stood at 4.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia peaked at 64.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 121st of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.0% | — |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -77.1% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -34.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 4.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 46% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -77.1% | 64.0% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 6.8% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Czechia was 4.6% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Czechia ranks 121st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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).