Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Cyprus

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Cyprus was 10.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.1 pts from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202510.6%
Change on 2024-2.1 pts
Rank13th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high20.42013
Series low9.52002

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Cyprus, 2000 to 2025

7.51012.51517.52022.520002004200820122016202020252000: 11.8 %2001: 9.9 %2002: 9.5 %2003: 11.1 %2004: 10.2 %2005: 17.9 %2006: 11.9 %2007: 10.3 %2008: 10.9 %2009: 11.5 %2010: 12.9 %2011: 14.8 %2012: 17.3 %2013: 20.4 %2014: 19.5 %2015: 18.5 %2016: 18 %2017: 17.6 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 14.7 %2020: 15.2 %2021: 15 %2022: 14.4 %2023: 13.7 %2024: 12.7 %2025: 10.6 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202510.6
202412.7
202313.7
202214.4
202115 Series break
202015.2
201914.7
201814.9
201717.6
201618
201518.5
201419.5
201320.4
201217.3
201114.8
201012.9
200911.5 Series break
200810.9
200710.3
200611.9 Series break
200517.9
200410.2
200311.1 Series break
20029.5
20019.9
200011.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Cyprus10.6
European Union (27)11

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

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.

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What is the young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Cyprus?

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Cyprus was 10.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 2.1 pts from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Cyprus?

20.4% in 2013, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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