ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Türkiye
The ILO estimates that 23.1% of young people in Türkiye were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Türkiye, 2025
23.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
10.1%
Position in 2025
64th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Türkiye 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 | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.1% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 22.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.0%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Türkiye
All statistics for Türkiye
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
26.3%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
16.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
44.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
17.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
7.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary completion (UIS)
97.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS