NEET rate in Friesland

In Friesland, 6.9% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Friesland, 2025 6.9% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.7percentage points 2024: 5.2%
Netherlands, 2025 5.0% Country total
Position in 2025 219th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Friesland 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 FrieslandNetherlands
2025 6.9% 5.0%
2024 5.2% 4.6%
2023 5.1% 4.2%
2022 3.9%u (low reliability) 3.8%
2021 2.9%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 3.6%b (break in time series)
2020 6.2% 5.9%
2019 7.3% 5.5%
2018 5.7% 5.4%
2017 6.3% 5.3%
2016 8.2% 6.1%
2015 9.9% 6.2%
2014 9.7% 7.4%
2013 8.2%b (break in time series) 7.4%b (break in time series)
2012 6.8% 6.4%
2011 5.3% 5.7%
2010 6.9% 6.5%
2009 6.9% 6.7%
2008 6.3% 5.3%
2007 8.0% 5.7%
2006 6.4%b (break in time series) 6.6%b (break in time series)
2005 7.8%b (break in time series) 8.4%b (break in time series)
2004 6.5% 6.8%
2003 7.1%b (break in time series) 6.5%b (break in time series)
2002 5.2% 5.0%
2001 5.6% 5.3%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 5.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.9%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Friesland has the 219th 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 Friesland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat