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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in North Macedonia

23.4% of people aged 15 to 29 in North Macedonia 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
North Macedonia, 2025 23.4% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 +0.8percentage points 2024: 22.6%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 2nd of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in North Macedonia 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 North MacedoniaEuropean Union
2025 23.4% 11.0%
2024 22.6% 11.1%
2023 24.1% 11.3%
2022 22.8% 11.8%
2021 23.6%b (break in time series) 13.1%
2020 26.2% 14.0%
2019 24.5% 12.8%
2018 29.8% 13.3%
2017 31.1% 14.0%
2016 31.3% 14.8%
2015 32.5% 15.5%
2014 31.9% 15.9%
2013 31.3% 16.3%
2012 32.1% 15.9%
2011 31.6% 15.4%
2010 31.8% 15.4%
2009 32.8% 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 +0.8 percentage points from 22.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 32.5%, the figure has changed by −9.1 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, North Macedonia has the 2nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

More for North Macedonia

All statistics for North Macedonia
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 29.4% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 9.5% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 18.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 35.9% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 2.6% 2025 · Eurostat Primary completion (UIS) 98.3% 2018 · 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 North Macedonia
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