Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Republic of Moldova, 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 Republic of Moldova stood at 11.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Republic of Moldova peaked at 26.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2024.
That places Republic of Moldova 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.4% | — |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
Republic of Moldova compared with similar countries
- Republic of Moldova's 11.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Republic of Moldova's 11.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.5% | 26.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.7% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.5% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 137 Italy 12.1% compare
- 138 Russian Federation 11.8% compare
- 139 United States of America 11.7% compare
- 141 Cuba 11.5% compare
- 142 China 11.2% compare
- 143 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.1% compare
More work & labour data for Republic of Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Republic of Moldova?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Republic of Moldova was 11.6% 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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).