Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cyprus stood at 10.7%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cyprus peaked at 18.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2007.
That places Cyprus 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.7% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -22.0% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 10.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 11.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 10.6% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cyprus?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Cyprus was 10.7% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Cyprus ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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).