Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
2,699 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
Iceland
Median
50 Thousand persons
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
812
What the numbers show
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET rates) - quarterly data is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 2,699 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 50 Thousand persons, and the mean is 179.58 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,350.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 60.0%).
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 2,699 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 933 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 684 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 529 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 5 | Spain | 516 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 345 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 241 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 241 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 108 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 10 | Czechia | 88 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 82 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 82 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 80 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 80 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 79 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 77 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 77 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 76 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 72 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 59 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 52 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 22 | Finland | 50 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Ireland | 45 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 37 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 25 | Slovakia | 37 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 35 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 35 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 35 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 35 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 23 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 23 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 33 | Montenegro | 18 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 15 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 15 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 36 | Slovenia | 14 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 13 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 13 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 8 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cyprus | 6 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 4 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 2 Thousand persons | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 4,274 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 3,408 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 3,331 Thousand persons