Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Czechia
Czechia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Czechia, 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 Czechia stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Czechia peaked at 10.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 182nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | -34.4% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +1.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 44% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.8% | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 179 Hong Kong, China 5.7% compare
- 180 Qatar 5.6% compare
- 181 Sweden 5.6% compare
- 183 Iceland 4.0% compare
- 184 Macau, China 3.7% compare
- 185 Netherlands 3.6% compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Czechia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Czechia was 4.7% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Czechia ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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).