Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands
Netherlands: Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.9% for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands peaked at 6.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
Netherlands ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.3% | — |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands?
- Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by in Netherlands was 3.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by?
- Netherlands ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by citizenship and degree of urbanisation (NEET rates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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