NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Portugal
8.0% of people aged 15 to 29 in Portugal were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Portugal, 2025
8.0%
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
11.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
10.6%
Position in 2025
29th of 34
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.0% | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | 14.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 8.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.1%, the figure has changed by −5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
6.1%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
42.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
16.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
99.3%
2021 · UNESCO UIS