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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Belgium

9.8% of people aged 15 to 29 in Belgium were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Measure: Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) Unit: % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, 2025 9.8% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 9.9%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 20th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Belgium over time

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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2025 9.8% 11.0%
2024 9.9% 11.1%
2023 9.6% 11.3%
2022 9.2% 11.8%
2021 10.1%b (break in time series) 13.1%
2020 11.3% 14.0%
2019 11.2% 12.8%
2018 11.4% 13.3%
2017 11.8%b (break in time series) 14.0%
2016 12.2% 14.8%
2015 13.6% 15.5%
2014 13.3% 15.9%
2013 14.1% 16.3%
2012 13.6% 15.9%
2011 13.1% 15.4%
2010 12.3% 15.4%
2009 12.2% 14.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 9.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.6%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

More for Belgium

All statistics for Belgium
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 17.4% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 7.3% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 7.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 52.7% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 18.0% 2025 · Eurostat Primary completion (UIS) 97.7% 2021 · UNESCO UIS

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_neet_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-29 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat