Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29
People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 29 (EU Labour Force Survey).
Counts both unemployed young people and those outside the labour force. The denominator is the whole age group, so it is not the youth unemployment rate. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.
Key facts
- Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in the European Union (27) was 11% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Romania had the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 19.2%, and The Netherlands the lowest, at 5.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 271 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
Rankings
- EU countries
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)
- Regions of France (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)
- Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)
EU countries by young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Sweden
- Bulgaria
- Slovenia
- Estonia
- Slovakia
- Croatia
Regions and states
- Ile-de-France
- Lombardia
- Andalusia
- Catalonia
- Community of Madrid
- Rhône-Alpes
- Lazio
- Campania
- Valencian Community
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Severozápad
- Kujawsko-pomorskie
- Franche-Comté
- Pomorskie
- Länsi-Suomi
- Warmińsko-mazurskie
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"neet_rate_15_29","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=neet_rate_15_29&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)