NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in France

Name: NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in France
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12.9% of people aged 15 to 29 in France were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.

France, 2025 12.9%d % of population aged 15 to 29

Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 12.7%

European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 9th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in France 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), 2003 to 2025
Period	France	European Union
2025	12.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))	11.0%
2024	12.7%d (definition differs (see metadata))	11.1%
2023	12.6%d (definition differs (see metadata))	11.3%
2022	12.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))	11.8%
2021	13.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))	13.1%
2020	13.7%	14.0%
2019	12.6%	12.8%
2018	13.1%	13.3%
2017	13.4%	14.0%
2016	13.8%	14.8%
2015	14.1%	15.5%
2014	13.6%	15.9%
2013	13.2%	16.3%
2012	12.6%	15.9%
2011	12.2%	15.4%
2010	12.3%	15.4%
2009	12.2%	14.8%
2008	10.6%	–
2007	10.7%	–
2006	11.1%	–
2005	11.0%	–
2004	11.0%	–
2003	10.7%	–

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 12.7% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 14.1%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, France has the 9th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and not in any formal or non-formal education or training, as a share of all people of that age.

Population covered: Population aged 15 to 29

CSV for France

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