NEET rate in Kýpros

In Kýpros, 13.5% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Kýpros, 2025 13.5% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.3percentage points 2024: 14.8%
Cyprus, 2025 13.5% Country total
Position in 2025 99th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Kýpros 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 KýprosCyprus
2025 13.5% 13.5%
2024 14.8% 14.8%
2023 16.7% 16.7%
2022 18.2% 18.2%
2021 18.1%b (break in time series) 18.1%b (break in time series)
2020 19.4% 19.4%
2019 18.8% 18.8%
2018 18.8% 18.8%
2017 22.7% 22.7%
2016 22.3% 22.3%
2015 22.2% 22.2%
2014 25.1% 25.1%
2013 27.1% 27.1%
2012 22.3% 22.3%
2011 20.7% 20.7%
2010 16.7% 16.7%
2009 14.5%b (break in time series) 14.5%b (break in time series)
2008 13.4% 13.4%
2007 12.7% 12.7%
2006 14.5%b (break in time series) 14.5%b (break in time series)
2005 21.7% 21.7%
2004 14.0% 14.0%
2003 12.3%b (break in time series) 12.3%b (break in time series)
2002 12.1% 12.1%
2001 10.6% 10.6%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 14.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 22.2%, the figure has changed by −8.7 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, Kýpros has the 99th highest value.
  • The figure for Cyprus in 2025 was 13.5%.

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