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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 41.9%
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 38.2%
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 37.2%
- Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 36.2%
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 33.7%
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 33.2%
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 31.3%
- Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli 30.0%
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 28.9%
- Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 26.3%
- Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 25.2%
- Adana, Mersin 24.5%
- Guyane 24.4%
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 24.4%
- RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises 24.2%
- Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın 23.9%
- Sud-Est 23.7%
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 23.7%
- Akdeniz 23.6%
- Sud-Vest Oltenia 23.5%
- Orta Anadolu 22.9%
- Sud-Muntenia 22.7%
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 22.7%
- Severozapaden 22.2%
- Konya, Karaman 22.2%
- Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 21.8%
- Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 21.5%
- Batı Marmara 21.4%
- Crna Gora 21.1%
- Ege 20.7%
- Border, Midland and Western (NUTS 2013) 20.6%
- Doğu Marmara 20.5%
- Batı Karadeniz 20.5%
- Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 20.3%
- La Réunion 20.1%
- Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 20.1%
- Centru 20.0%
- Balıkesir, Çanakkale 19.8%
- Yugoiztochen 19.5%
- Ionia Nisia 19.5%