Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Serbia
Serbia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Serbia, 2007–2025
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 Serbia stood at 12.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Serbia peaked at 21.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2023.
That places Serbia 81st 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 19 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18.7% | — |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | +1.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 12.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.7%, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 12.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.7% | 21.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 78 Togo 13.0% compare
- 79 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.8% compare
- 80 New Zealand 12.8% compare
- 82 France 12.6% compare
- 83 Thailand 12.4% compare
- 84 Philippines 12.4% compare
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Serbia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Serbia was 12.7% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Serbia ranks 81st out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).