NEET rate in Drenthe

In Drenthe, 5.8% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Drenthe, 2025 5.8%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 4.6%
Netherlands, 2025 5.0% Country total
Position in 2025 233rd of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Drenthe 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), 2001 to 2025
Period DrentheNetherlands
2025 5.8%u (low reliability) 5.0%
2024 4.6%u (low reliability) 4.6%
2023 5.3%u (low reliability) 4.2%
2022 4.8%u (low reliability) 3.8%
2021 3.9%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 3.6%b (break in time series)
2020 7.6% 5.9%
2019 5.1%u (low reliability) 5.5%
2018 5.6%u (low reliability) 5.4%
2017 6.9% 5.3%
2016 5.0%u (low reliability) 6.1%
2015 5.8%u (low reliability) 6.2%
2014 9.5% 7.4%
2013 8.3%b (break in time series) 7.4%b (break in time series)
2012 7.1%u (low reliability) 6.4%
2011 7.2% 5.7%
2010 8.8% 6.5%
2009 9.0% 6.7%
2008 8.2% 5.3%
2007 6.6%u (low reliability) 5.7%
2006 8.6%b (break in time series) 6.6%b (break in time series)
2005 10.0%b (break in time series) 8.4%b (break in time series)
2004 8.8% 6.8%
2003 5.7%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 6.5%b (break in time series)
2002 5.9%u (low reliability) 5.0%
2001 8.0% 5.3%

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 4.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Drenthe has the 233rd highest value.
  • The figure for Netherlands in 2025 was 5.0%.

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
2000 to 2025 for Drenthe
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat