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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and degree of urbanisation (NEET rates)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 983 data points, 2004–2025
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