Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and degree of urbanisation (NEET rates) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
23.2%
Türkiye
Lowest
3.9%
Netherlands
Median
9.1%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
983
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and degree of urbanisation (NEET rates) is currently reported for 45 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 9.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 35 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 | North Macedonia | 19.3% | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 16.5% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.5% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 13.0% | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 12.5% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 12.5% | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 11.5% | 2025 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 10 | France | 11.0% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 10.9% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 10.9% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 10.5% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.5% | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 9.9% | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 9.7% | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 9.5% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 9.4% | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 9.4% | 2025 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 9.4% | 2025 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 9.3% | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 9.1% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 22 | Latvia | 9.1% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 9.0% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 24 | Croatia | 9.0% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 8.6% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 8.4% | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 8.2% | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 8.0% | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 8.0% | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 7.9% | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 7.9% | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 7.4% | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 7.1% | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 7.1% | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 6.9% | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 6.8% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 6.4% | 2025 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 6.2% | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 5.0% | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 42 | Czechia | 4.9% | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 4.1% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 3.9% | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 44 | 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.