Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Austria
Austria: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 13.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Austria, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Austria recorded 13.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Austria peaked at 13.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2012.
That places Austria 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.8% | — |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 13.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Austria's 13.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Austria?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Austria was 13.1% 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2012.
- How does Austria rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Austria ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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).