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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Türkiye

26.3% of people aged 15 to 29 in Türkiye were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Measure: Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) Unit: % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Türkiye, 2025 26.3% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 25.9%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 9.7% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 1st of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Türkiye 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.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period TürkiyeEuropean Union
2025 26.3% 11.0%
2024 25.9% 11.1%
2023 25.8% 11.3%
2022 27.2% 11.8%
2021 28.4%b (break in time series) 13.1%
2020 32.0% 14.0%
2019 29.5% 12.8%
2018 27.6% 13.3%
2017 27.5% 14.0%
2016 27.8% 14.8%
2015 27.9% 15.5%
2014 28.4%b (break in time series) 15.9%
2013 29.3% 16.3%
2012 31.7% 15.9%
2011 32.7% 15.4%
2010 35.2% 15.4%
2009 38.1% 14.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 25.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.9%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Türkiye has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

More for Türkiye

All statistics for Türkiye
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 15.4% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 17.9% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 23.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 44.8% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 7.5% 2025 · Eurostat Primary completion (UIS) 97.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_neet_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-29 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Türkiye
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat