NEET rate in Eesti

In Eesti, 12.7% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Eesti, 2025 12.7% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 13.2%
Estonia, 2025 12.7% Country total
Position in 2025 112th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Eesti 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 EestiEstonia
2025 12.7% 12.7%
2024 13.2% 13.2%
2023 12.3% 12.3%
2022 13.7% 13.7%
2021 14.3%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2020 12.5% 12.5%
2019 10.4% 10.4%
2018 11.3% 11.3%
2017 13.2% 13.2%
2016 12.0% 12.0%
2015 14.2% 14.2%
2014 14.4% 14.4%
2013 14.5% 14.5%
2012 15.0% 15.0%
2011 14.6% 14.6%
2010 18.6% 18.6%
2009 19.0%b (break in time series) 19.0%b (break in time series)
2008 11.1% 11.1%
2007 11.2% 11.2%
2006 11.4% 11.4%
2005 14.4% 14.4%
2004 17.4% 17.4%
2003 14.2%b (break in time series) 14.2%b (break in time series)
2002 14.5% 14.5%
2001 19.3% 19.3%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 13.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.2%, the figure has changed by −1.5 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, Eesti has the 112th highest value.
  • The figure for Estonia in 2025 was 12.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
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 Eesti
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat