NEET rate in Leipzig

In Leipzig, 7.1% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2018. The value for 2018 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

The latest value for Leipzig is for 2018. Most regions have figures for 2025.
Leipzig, 2018 7.1% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2017 −3.4percentage points 2017: 10.5%
Germany, 2018 8.1% Country total

NEET rate in Leipzig 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 LeipzigGermany
2025 not availableu (low reliability) 10.1%
2024 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2023 not availableu (low reliability) 9.4%
2022 not availableu (low reliability) 8.6%
2021 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.6%b (break in time series)
2020 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 8.9%b (break in time series)
2019 not availableu (low reliability) 7.7%
2018 7.1% 8.1%
2017 10.5% 8.6%
2016 8.0% 9.2%
2015 9.4% 8.7%
2014 10.4% 8.9%
2013 9.3% 8.7%
2012 9.3%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2011 10.9%b (break in time series) 10.2%b (break in time series)
2010 14.7%b (break in time series) 11.4%b (break in time series)
2009 14.4% 12.1%
2008 15.5%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 16.5% 12.6%
2006 16.6% 13.8%
2005 18.1%b (break in time series) 15.6%b (break in time series)
2004 – 14.6%
2003 – 13.8%b (break in time series)
2002 – 12.2%
2001 – 10.8%

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 −3.4 percentage points from 10.5% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 15.5%, the figure has changed by −8.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for Germany in 2018 was 8.1%.

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
2005 to 2018 for Leipzig
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat