Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - annual data (2006–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
3,316
Türkiye
Lowest
2
Iceland
Median
64
Years covered
15
2006–2020
Data points
758
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - annual data (2006–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 3,316 in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 64, and the mean is 250.81.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,658.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 66.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 77.4%).
Young persons neither: annual data (2006–2020) … annual 2006: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,316 | 2020 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 1,099 | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | France | 880 | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 4 | Metropolitan France | 823 | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 773 | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 773 | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 664 | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 619 | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 301 | 2020 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 298 | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 298 | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 137 | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 120 | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 112 | 2020 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 112 | 2020 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 112 | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 100 | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 18 | Netherlands | 96 | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Netherlands | 96 | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 88 | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 76 | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 75 | 2020 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 23 | Austria | 72 | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 64 | 2020 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 59 | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 59 | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 56 | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 54 | 2020 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 29 | Denmark | 53 | 2020 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 49 | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 49 | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 48 | 2020 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 48 | 2020 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 32 | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 30 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 30 | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 37 | Montenegro | 18 | 2020 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 15 | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 15 | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 12 | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 12 | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 11 | 2020 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 11 | 2020 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 42 | Estonia | 11 | 2020 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 5 | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 5 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Iceland | 2 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.