Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 9.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Republic of Moldova stood at 9.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Republic of Moldova peaked at 26.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2025.
Republic of Moldova ranks 100th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -21.2% |
Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries
- Republic of Moldova's 9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Republic of Moldova's 9.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 20.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 9.1% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More work & labour data for Republic of Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Republic of Moldova?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Republic of Moldova was 9.1% in 2025, 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2025.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 100th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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).