Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 14.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro, 2011–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 14.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro peaked at 21.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.3% | — |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -19.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 72% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 14.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 14.2% | 21.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro was 14.2% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Montenegro ranks 70th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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).