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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Ireland

8.1% of people aged 15 to 29 in Ireland 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
Ireland, 2025 8.1% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 +0.6percentage points 2024: 7.5%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 27th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Ireland 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 IrelandEuropean Union
2025 8.1% 11.0%
2024 7.5% 11.1%
2023 8.5% 11.3%
2022 8.6% 11.8%
2021 9.7%b (break in time series) 13.1%
2020 14.1% 14.0%
2019 11.4% 12.8%
2018 11.6% 13.3%
2017 12.8% 14.0%
2016 14.5% 14.8%
2015 16.5% 15.5%
2014 17.8% 15.9%
2013 18.8% 16.3%
2012 21.6% 15.9%
2011 22.4% 15.4%
2010 21.7% 15.4%
2009 20.2% 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 +0.6 percentage points from 7.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 16.5%, the figure has changed by −8.4 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, Ireland has the 27th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

More for Ireland

All statistics for Ireland
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 11.8% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 3.6% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 5.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 66.8% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 14.6% 2025 · Eurostat Out-of-school children 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) 2022 · 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 Ireland
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