NEET rate in Ankara

In Ankara, 21.0% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2006. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Ankara, 2025 21.0% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −2.5percentage points 2024: 23.5%
Türkiye, 2025 29.2% Country total
Position in 2025 45th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Ankara over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2006 to 2025
Period AnkaraTürkiye
2025 21.0% 29.2%
2024 23.5% 29.0%
2023 26.4% 29.0%
2022 26.7% 30.9%
2021 26.4%b (break in time series) 31.7%b (break in time series)
2020 29.2% 36.2%
2019 27.8% 32.9%
2018 24.6% 30.7%
2017 27.6% 30.8%
2016 26.2% 30.7%
2015 27.1% 30.4%
2014 24.4%b (break in time series) 31.3%b (break in time series)
2013 27.6% 32.0%
2012 33.6% 35.0%
2011 33.8% 36.0%
2010 35.8% 39.2%
2009 37.1% 41.9%
2008 37.0% 43.5%
2007 39.4% 45.2%
2006 37.0% 45.2%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from 23.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.1%, the figure has changed by −6.1 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Ankara has the 45th highest value.
  • The figure for Türkiye in 2025 was 29.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP unit=PC
Observation period
2006 to 2025 for Ankara
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat