Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - quarterly data (2006–2020) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
3,187
Türkiye
Lowest
3
Iceland
Median
61
Years covered
15
2006–2020
Data points
768
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - quarterly data (2006–2020) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 3,187 in Türkiye; the lowest is 3 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 61, and the mean is 243.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,062.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 82.6%).
Young persons neither: quarterly data (2006–2020) … quarterly 2006: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,187 | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 1,103 | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | France | 830 | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 804 | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 804 | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 6 | Metropolitan France | 776 | 2020 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 584 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 559 | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 312 | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 299 | 2020 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 299 | 2020 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 140 | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 123 | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 123 | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 112 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 111 | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 98 | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 17 | Netherlands | 98 | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 91 | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 86 | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 71 | 2020 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 63 | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 62 | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 61 | 2020 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 61 | 2020 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sweden | 61 | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 50 | 2020 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 50 | 2020 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 50 | 2020 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 49 | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 49 | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 43 | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 39 | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 28 | 2020 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 26 | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 26 | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 37 | Montenegro | 18 | 2020 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 14 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 14 | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 12 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 12 | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 11 | 2020 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 43 | Latvia | 8 | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 8 | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Malta | 5 | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 3 | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.