Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
27.9%
Montenegro
Lowest
4.4%
Netherlands
Median
8.7%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,159
What the numbers show
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 27.9% in Montenegro; the lowest is 4.4% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.7%, and the mean is 9.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 20.5%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 67.5%).
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 27.9% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 19.4% | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 19.4% | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.4% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 15.1% | 2025 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 5 | Serbia | 15.1% | 2025 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 14.3% | 2025 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 13.7% | 2025 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 9 | France | 13.1% | 2025 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 12.9% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 12.5% | 2025 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 11.5% | 2025 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 12 | Türkiye | 11.5% | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 10.0% | 2025 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 10.0% | 2025 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 18 | Belgium | 9.8% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 9.7% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 9.7% | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 9.6% | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 21 | Croatia | 9.6% | 2025 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 9.6% | 2025 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 8.7% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 8.6% | 2025 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 8.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 7.8% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 7.8% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 7.6% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 7.5% | 2025 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 7.4% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 6.6% | 2025 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 32 | Ireland | 6.6% | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 6.4% | 2025 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 6.2% | 2019 | down 51.6% | flat |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 6.2% | 2019 | down 51.6% | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 6.0% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 5.7% | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 5.6% | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 5.6% | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 5.4% | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 5.4% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 4.9% | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 46 | Netherlands | 4.4% | 2025 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 4.4% | 2025 | down 31.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.