NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Slovakia
11.1% of people aged 15 to 29 in Slovakia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Slovakia, 2025
11.1%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
11.0%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
10.6%
Position in 2025
13th of 34
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Slovakia 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 | Slovakia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.1% | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0%b (break in time series) | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | 14.8% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 10.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.4%, the figure has changed by −5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Slovakia has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.
More for Slovakia
All statistics for Slovakia
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
15.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
6.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
8.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
36.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
11.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Out-of-school children
1.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS