# 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).

## 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.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `neet_rate_15_29`
- Unit: %
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/neet-rate-15-29
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/neet_rate_15_29

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2025 | 11 | Eurostat. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [EU regions (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/eu-regions.md) (243 places)
- [Autonomous communities of Spain](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/spain-regions.md) (19 places)
- [Regions of Germany (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/germany-regions.md) (38 places)
- [Regions of France (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/france-regions.md) (27 places)
- [Regions of Italy (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/italy-regions.md) (21 places)
- [Regions of Poland (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/poland-regions.md) (17 places)
- [Regions of Greece (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/greece-regions.md) (13 places)
- [Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/netherlands-regions.md) (12 places)
- [Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/belgium-regions.md) (11 places)
- [Regions of Austria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/austria-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/portugal-regions.md) (9 places)
- [Regions of Czechia (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/czechia-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Hungary (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/hungary-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Romania (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/romania-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/sweden-regions.md) (8 places)
- [Regions of Bulgaria (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/bulgaria-regions.md) (6 places)
- [Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2)](https://invokely.ai/rankings/neet-rate-15-29/denmark-regions.md) (5 places)