Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Netherlands, 1983–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2024.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Netherlands peaked at 12.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2021.
That places Netherlands 122nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.2% | — |
| 1985 | 10.4% | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 8.9% | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +49.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -30.1% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -46.7% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -34.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +11.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 41% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 12.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Netherlands?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Netherlands was 4.1% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Netherlands ranks 122nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).