Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 19.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in North Macedonia, 2006–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 19.5% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in North Macedonia peaked at 34.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2021.
That places North Macedonia 43rd out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.5% | — |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 19.5% | +5.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 19.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 19.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 27.9% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 18.7% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 40 Armenia 20.2% compare
- 41 Grenada 20.1% compare
- 42 Jamaica 19.7% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 19.4% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 19.3% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 19.0% compare
More work & labour data for North Macedonia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,405 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 525.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 422.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 440.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 863 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in North Macedonia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in North Macedonia was 19.5% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2021.
- How does North Macedonia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- North Macedonia ranks 43rd out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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).