Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia is 7.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Slovenia peaked at 9.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 173rd out of 187 countries 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.9% | — |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +31.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 7.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 68% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 7.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2749 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 606.77 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Slovenia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Slovenia was 7.1% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Slovenia ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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).