Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia, 2002–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia stood at 8.8%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia peaked at 23.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2024.
Slovakia ranks 101st of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.5% | — |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -4.5% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 8.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 8.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.4% | 23.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovakia was 8.8% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Slovakia ranks 101st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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).