ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Serbia
The ILO estimates that 12.7% of young people in Serbia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Serbia, 2025
12.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
129th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Serbia 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 | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.7% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 12.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.4%, the figure has changed by −7.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 129th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Serbia
All statistics for Serbia
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
15.1%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
20.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
37.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
5.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
5.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
99.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS