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

Latest (2024)
14.2%
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
70th
of 124 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2020
All-time low
14.2%
in 2024
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Montenegro, 2011–2024

051015202011201720242011: 16.3 % of youth population2012: 16.9 % of youth population2013: 17.9 % of youth population2014: 17.7 % of youth population2015: 19.2 % of youth population2016: 18.4 % of youth population2017: 16.7 % of youth population2018: 16.3 % of youth population2019: 17.3 % of youth population2020: 21.1 % of youth population2021: 20.7 % of youth population2022: 20.1 % of youth population2023: 17.6 % of youth population2024: 14.2 % of youth population

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

Annual values for Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) in Montenegro, 2011 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17.4% 16.3% 19.2% 9
2020s 18.8% 14.2% 21.1% 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 67 Georgia 14.7% compare
  2. 68 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.4% compare
  3. 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.3% compare
  4. 71 Uruguay 14.0% compare
  5. 72 Mauritius 13.9% compare
  6. 73 Uganda 13.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
Unit
% of youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,755 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).