Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Estonia
Estonia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Estonia, 1997–2024
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 Estonia stood at 10.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Estonia peaked at 19.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2019.
That places Estonia 92nd 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 28 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.1% | — |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -44.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +59.1% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 10.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 10.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Estonia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Estonia was 10.2% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Estonia ranks 92nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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).