NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Greece

13.5% of people aged 15 to 29 in Greece were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.

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
Greece, 2025 13.5% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 −0.7percentage points 2024: 14.2%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 7th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Greece 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 GreeceEuropean Union
2025 13.5% 11.0%
2024 14.2% 11.1%
2023 15.9% 11.3%
2022 15.3% 11.8%
2021 17.2% 13.1%
2020 18.5% 14.0%
2019 17.5% 12.8%
2018 19.2% 13.3%
2017 21.0% 14.0%
2016 21.9% 14.8%
2015 23.8% 15.5%
2014 26.3% 15.9%
2013 28.1% 16.3%
2012 26.4% 15.9%
2011 22.7% 15.4%
2010 18.2% 15.4%
2009 15.5% 14.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 14.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 23.8%, the figure has changed by −10.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

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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 Greece
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat