Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Euro area
Euro area: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Euro area, 1983–2024
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 Euro area is 9.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Euro area peaked at 17.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.0% | — |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 14.5% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +12.4% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 14.0% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.9% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Euro area?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Euro area was 9.8% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Euro area ranks 19th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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).