NEET rate in Lombardia

In Lombardia, 8.4% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Lombardia, 2025 8.4% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −3.4percentage points 2024: 11.8%
Italy, 2025 13.5% Country total
Position in 2025 199th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Lombardia 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 LombardiaItaly
2025 8.4% 13.5%
2024 11.8% 16.2%
2023 11.6% 17.1%
2022 14.7% 19.9%
2021 20.5%b (break in time series) 24.5%b (break in time series)
2020 20.2% 25.0%
2019 15.6% 23.0%
2018 16.9%b (break in time series) 24.8%b (break in time series)
2017 17.7% 25.7%
2016 19.9% 26.0%
2015 22.4% 27.9%
2014 21.4% 29.0%
2013 22.2% 29.1%
2012 18.9% 26.9%
2011 17.3% 25.0%
2010 17.9% 24.1%
2009 15.9% 22.3%
2008 13.6% 20.6%
2007 11.6% 20.1%
2006 11.9%b (break in time series) 20.6%b (break in time series)
2005 12.3% 21.2%
2004 12.5%b (break in time series) 20.5%b (break in time series)
2003 8.7% 20.2%
2002 8.5% 20.4%
2001 8.8% 22.0%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −3.4 percentage points from 11.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 22.4%, the figure has changed by −14.0 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, Lombardia has the 199th highest value.
  • The figure for Italy in 2025 was 13.5%.

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