Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 7.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovenia, 1996–2024
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 Slovenia stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovenia peaked at 11.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.9% | — |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -2.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 7.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 7.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovenia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Slovenia was 7.1% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Slovenia ranks 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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).