Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Türkiye, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 23.1% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Türkiye peaked at 42.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2023.
That places Türkiye 68th 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.6% | — |
| 2006 | 41.2% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | +0.6% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 23.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 23.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.5%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 37.0% | 42.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More work & labour data for Türkiye
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Türkiye?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Türkiye was 23.1% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Türkiye ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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).