Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Euro area
Euro area: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 9.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Euro area peaked at 13.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2023.
That places Euro area 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.7% | — |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Euro area?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Euro area was 9.8% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Euro area ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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).