Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by labour status (NEET rates) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
11.4
Türkiye
Lowest
0.9
Netherlands
Median
3.55
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
938
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by labour status (NEET rates) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 11.4 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.9 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.55, and the mean is 3.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 75.6%).
Young persons neither in employment nor in education … labour: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 11.4 | 2025 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 2 | Estonia | 7.4 | 2025 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 2 | Estonia | 7.4 | 2025 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 7.2 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 7.2 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 7 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 7 | Malta | 6.6 | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 6.2 | 2020 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 9 | Austria | 5.9 | 2025 | up 110.7% | flat |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 5.9 | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 9 | North Macedonia | 5.9 | 2025 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 5.8 | 2025 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 5.4 | 2025 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 14 | Serbia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 3.8 | 2025 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3.7 | 2025 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 3.7 | 2025 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Latvia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 3.7 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 3.6 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 21 | Germany | 3.6 | 2025 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 3.5 | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 23 | France | 3.5 | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 2.9 | 2019 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 2.9 | 2019 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 2.8 | 2013 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 2.7 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 2.7 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 30 | Slovakia | 2.5 | 2020 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 2.5 | 2020 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 2.4 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 2 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 1.9 | 2025 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 1.7 | 2022 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 1.7 | 2022 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Czechia | 1.4 | 2025 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 1.4 | 2025 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 40 | Greece | 1.2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands | 0.9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 0.9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.