Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hungary
Hungary: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 10.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hungary, 1996–2024
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 Hungary stood at 10.0%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hungary peaked at 21.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2023.
That places Hungary 96th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21.3% | — |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +51.8% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 10.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 10.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 16.5% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hungary?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Hungary was 10.0% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Hungary ranks 96th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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).