Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training was 3,444 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3,444 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
5,022 Thousand persons
in 2009
All-time low
3,444 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 3,444 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 5,022 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,444 Thousand persons, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5,022 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 4,996 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,919 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 4,994 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5,016 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4,855 Thousand persons | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4,678 Thousand persons | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4,476 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4,249 Thousand persons | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 4,036 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3,857 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 4,299 Thousand persons | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 3,898 Thousand persons | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 3,532 Thousand persons | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 3,473 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,516 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 3,444 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,022 Thousand persons | 5,022 Thousand persons | 5,022 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,608 Thousand persons | 3,857 Thousand persons | 5,016 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,694 Thousand persons | 3,444 Thousand persons | 4,299 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 3,444 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,022 Thousand persons in 2009.
- What is the lowest young persons neither in employment nor in education and training recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,444 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is young persons neither in employment nor in education and training rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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