Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania
Albania: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania is 23.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania peaked at 35.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2023.
Albania ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.2% | — |
| 2006 | 32.6% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 23.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 23.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.2% | 35.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.2% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Albania was 23.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Albania ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).