Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - quarterly data (2006–2020) by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
3,187 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
3 Thousand persons
Luxembourg
Median
61 Thousand persons
Years covered
15
2006–2020
Data points
742
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - quarterly data (2006–2020) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 3,187 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 3 Thousand persons in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 61 Thousand persons, and the mean is 250.31 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,062.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 82.6%).
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 3,187 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 1,103 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | France | 830 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 804 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 804 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 6 | Metropolitan France | 776 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 584 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 559 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 9 | Romania | 312 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 299 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 299 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 12 | Greece | 140 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 123 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 112 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 111 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 98 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 16 | Netherlands | 98 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 91 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 86 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 71 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 21 | Austria | 63 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 62 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 61 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 61 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 61 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 50 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 26 | Croatia | 50 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 50 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 49 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 30 | Denmark | 43 Thousand persons | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Switzerland | 39 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 32 | Norway | 28 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 26 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 26 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 35 | Montenegro | 18 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 12 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Cyprus | 11 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Latvia | 8 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 5 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 3 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 3 Thousand persons | 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.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 5,272 Thousand persons
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4,810 Thousand persons
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 4,251 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,913 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3,827 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 3,777 Thousand persons