NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Montenegro
26.6% of people aged 15 to 29 in Montenegro were not in employment, education or training in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2011.
The latest value for Montenegro is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Montenegro, 2020
26.6%
Change from 2019
+5.3percentage points
European Union, 2020
14.0%
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Montenegro 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.
| Period | Montenegro | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 11.0% |
| 2024 | – | 11.1% |
| 2023 | – | 11.3% |
| 2022 | – | 11.8% |
| 2021 | – | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | – | 15.4% |
| 2009 | – | 14.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.3 percentage points from 21.3% in 2019.
- Since 2011, when it was 24.6%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 14.0%.
More for Montenegro
All statistics for Montenegro
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
36.0%
2020 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.6%
2020 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
40.4%
2020 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
2.7%
2020 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
96.5%
2018 · UNESCO UIS