NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Switzerland
8.7% of people aged 15 to 29 in Switzerland were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Switzerland, 2025
8.7%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
11.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
9.7%
Position in 2025
25th of 34
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Switzerland 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 | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.7% | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | 11.3% |
| 2022 | – | 11.8% |
| 2021 | – | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 8.1%b (break in time series) | 15.4% |
| 2009 | – | 14.8% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 9.0% in 2024.
- Since 2013, when it was 8.0%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 25th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
5.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
50.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
26.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
99.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS