Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - annual data (2006–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
3,316 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
64 Thousand persons
Years covered
15
2006–2020
Data points
736
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - annual data (2006–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 3,316 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 64 Thousand persons, and the mean is 258.4 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,658.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 66.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 77.4%).
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,316 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 1,099 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 3 | France | 880 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 4 | Metropolitan France | 823 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 773 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 773 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 664 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 619 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 301 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 298 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 298 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 137 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 120 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 112 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 14 | Serbia | 112 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 100 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 96 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Netherlands | 96 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 88 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 76 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 75 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 72 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 64 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 59 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 59 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 56 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 54 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | Denmark | 53 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 49 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 49 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 48 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 32 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 30 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 30 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 35 | Montenegro | 18 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 15 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 15 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 12 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 12 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 2 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 5,350 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 5,048 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 4,327 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 4,145 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 4,057 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 4,008 Thousand persons