Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and NUTS 2 region (NEET rates) by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
23.2%
Türkiye
Lowest
3.9%
Netherlands
Median
9.1%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
9,184

What the numbers show

Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and NUTS 2 region (NEET rates) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 23.2% in Türkiye; the lowest is 3.9% in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 9.1%, and the mean is 10.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 35.9%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 55.2%).

Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 23.2% 2025 down 2.9% falling
2 Montenegro 21.1% 2020 up 15.3% flat
3 Martinique 20.0% 2025 down 3.8% falling
4 North Macedonia 19.3% 2025 down 21.9% falling
5 Guadeloupe 18.0% 2025 down 20.7% falling
6 Romania 16.5% 2025 down 8.8% rising
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.5% 2025 falling
8 Serbia 13.0% 2025 down 35.3% falling
9 Lithuania 12.5% 2025 up 35.9% rising
9 Lithuania 12.5% 2025 up 35.9% rising
11 Bulgaria 11.5% 2025 down 40.4% falling
12 France 11.0% 2025 down 8.3% falling
13 Estonia 10.9% 2025 down 5.2% falling
13 Estonia 10.9% 2025 down 5.2% falling
15 United Kingdom 10.5% 2019 down 20.5% falling
15 United Kingdom 10.5% 2019 down 20.5% falling
17 Italy 9.9% 2025 down 53.7% falling
18 Austria 9.7% 2025 up 29.3% rising
19 Hungary 9.5% 2025 down 18.1% falling
20 Cyprus 9.4% 2025 down 38.6% flat
20 Spain 9.4% 2025 down 39.7% falling
20 Greece 9.4% 2025 down 45.3% falling
23 Finland 9.3% 2025 down 12.3% flat
24 Latvia 9.1% 2025 down 13.3% falling
24 Latvia 9.1% 2025 down 13.3% falling
26 Croatia 9.0% 2025 down 50.0% falling
26 Croatia 9.0% 2025 down 50.0% falling
28 Switzerland 8.6% 2025 up 16.2% rising
29 Malta 8.4% 2025 down 20.0% falling
30 Germany 8.2% 2025 up 32.3% falling
31 Slovakia 8.0% 2025 down 41.6% falling
31 Slovakia 8.0% 2025 down 41.6% falling
33 Denmark 7.9% 2025 up 12.9% rising
33 Luxembourg 7.9% 2025 up 27.4% rising
35 Belgium 7.4% 2025 down 39.3% falling
36 Poland 7.1% 2025 down 35.5% falling
36 Poland 7.1% 2025 down 35.5% falling
38 Portugal 6.9% 2025 down 38.4% falling
39 Slovenia 6.8% 2025 down 28.4% falling
39 Slovenia 6.8% 2025 down 28.4% falling
41 Ireland 6.4% 2025 down 55.2% falling
42 Norway 6.2% 2025 up 24.0% falling
43 Sweden 5.0% 2025 down 25.4% falling
44 Czechia 4.9% 2025 down 34.7% falling
45 Iceland 4.1% 2025 down 10.9% falling
46 Netherlands 3.9% 2025 down 17.0% falling
46 Netherlands 3.9% 2025 down 17.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and NUTS 2 region (NEET rates)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
480 places, 9,184 data points, 2004–2025
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