ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Poland
The ILO estimates that 10.5% of young people in Poland were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Poland, 2025
10.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.0%
Position in 2025
144th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Poland 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 | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.5% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 10.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 11.8%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.2%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.7%
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
45.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
4.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
98.1%
2020 · UNESCO UIS