Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by country of birth and NUTS 2 region (NEET rates) by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
23.2
Türkiye
Lowest
3.9
Netherlands
Median
9.3
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
9,302
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by country of birth and NUTS 2 region (NEET rates) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 23.2 in Türkiye; the lowest is 3.9 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.3, and the mean is 10.3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 39 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 … country birth NUTS: 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 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 19.3 | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 19.3 | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 6 | Guadeloupe | 18 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 7 | Romania | 16.5 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 13 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 9 | Serbia | 13 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 11 | Lithuania | 12.5 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 12.5 | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 11.5 | 2025 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 14 | France | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 10.9 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 10.9 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 10.5 | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 10.5 | 2019 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 9.9 | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 9.7 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 9.5 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 22 | Cyprus | 9.4 | 2025 | down 38.6% | flat |
| 22 | Spain | 9.4 | 2025 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 9.4 | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 9.3 | 2025 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 9.1 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 9.1 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 9 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 8.6 | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 31 | Malta | 8.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 8.3 | 2025 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 8.2 | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 8 | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 8 | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 36 | Denmark | 7.9 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 7.4 | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 7.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 7.1 | 2025 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 6.9 | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovenia | 6.8 | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 43 | Ireland | 6.4 | 2025 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 44 | Norway | 6.2 | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 5 | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 4.9 | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 4.1 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 48 | Netherlands | 3.9 | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 48 | 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
- 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
- Balıkesir, Çanakkale 19.8
- Yugoiztochen 19.5
- Ionia Nisia 19.5