Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Poland
Poland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Poland, 1997–2025
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 Poland stood at 10.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Poland peaked at 19.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2019.
That places Poland 95th out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.8% | — |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Poland's 10.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 12.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Poland?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Poland was 10.1% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Poland ranks 95th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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).