ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Belgium
The ILO estimates that 7.4% of young people in Belgium were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Belgium, 2025
7.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.0%
Position in 2025
166th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Belgium over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.4% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 7.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.2%, the figure has changed by −4.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
52.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
7.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
18.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
97.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS