Young people neither in employment nor in education and training by sex, age and educational attainment level (NEET rates)

Name: Young people neither in employment nor in education and training by sex, age and educational attainment level (NEET rates)
Creator: Eurostat

Last updated time

30/10/2026 23:00

Source name

Eurostat (edat_lfse_21)

Filters

Time frequency

Annual

Sex

Total

Age class

From 15 to 17 years

Labour force and employment status

Not employed persons

Training

Neither formal nor non-formal education or training

International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011)

Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)

Unit of measure

Percentage

Country/Region

North Macedonia

Young people neither in employment nor in education and training by sex, age and educational attainment level (NEET rates)

20062025

NEET rate by education level and country in 2025 (from 15 to 17 years, not employed persons, neither formal nor non-formal education or training, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2), percentage)

In 2025, Romania had the highest value (9.5) among 27 countries, while Netherlands had the lowest (0.8).

#	Country	Value	Change
1	Romania	9.5	-7.8%
1	Ireland (2020)	5.7	+18.8%
2	Türkiye	9.4	+6.8%
2	Slovakia (2020)	2.4	-44.2%
3	Estonia	7.4	+68.2%
3	Cyprus (2020)	2	0.0%
4	Lithuania	7.2	+5.9%
5	Malta	7.1	+6.0%
6	North Macedonia	6	+42.9%
6	Austria	6	+3.4%
8	Switzerland	5.8	-38.9%
9	Denmark	5.4	+63.6%
10	Bulgaria	3.8	+15.2%
11	Serbia	3.7	-5.1%
11	Latvia	3.7	-42.2%
11	Norway	3.7	-2.6%
14	Germany	3.6	+38.5%
15	Slovenia	3.5	-47.0%
16	France	3.4	-2.9%
17	Spain	3.2	-11.1%
18	Hungary	2.2	-31.3%
19	Croatia	2.1	+75.0%
20	Finland	2	0.0%
21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.6	+45.5%
22	Czechia	1.3	+44.4%
22	Italy	1.3	-31.6%
24	Sweden	1	-9.1%
24	Belgium	1	-28.6%
24	Greece	1	+25.0%
27	Netherlands	0.8	+33.3%
	United Kingdom (2019)	6.5	-8.5%

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