ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Germany
The ILO estimates that 7.5% of young people in Germany were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Germany, 2025
7.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.0%
Position in 2025
165th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Germany 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 | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 7.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
40.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
13.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
9.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
98.5%
2013 · UNESCO UIS