NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in European Union
11.0% of people aged 15 to 29 in the European Union were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.
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European Union, 2025
11.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in European Union 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.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 14.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 11.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 15.5%, the figure has changed by −4.5 percentage points.
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