Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training was 14.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Greece is 14.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Greece peaked at 40.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | -16.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 14.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.6%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 14.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.4% | 19.8% | 27.8% |
| 2010 | +32.0% | 15.0% | 19.8% |
| 2012 | +29.9% | 27.8% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 19.8% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 14.3% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Greece?
- Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Greece was 14.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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