ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Montenegro
The ILO estimates that 17.6% of young people in Montenegro were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
Montenegro, 2025
17.6%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
90th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Montenegro 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 | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.6% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 17.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.2%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Montenegro has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Montenegro
All statistics for Montenegro
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
26.6%
2020 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
24.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
40.4%
2020 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.6%
2020 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
2.7%
2020 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
96.5%
2018 · UNESCO UIS