NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Netherlands
5.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Netherlands were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
5.3%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
11.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
10.6%
Position in 2025
33rd of 34
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Netherlands 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 | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3% | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | 14.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 4.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 33rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
7.4%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
56.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
25.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Out-of-school children
0.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS