NEET rate in Prov. Antwerpen

In Prov. Antwerpen, 7.4% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Prov. Antwerpen, 2025 7.4% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.9percentage points 2024: 9.3%
Belgium, 2025 10.2% Country total
Position in 2025 215th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Prov. Antwerpen 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 Prov. AntwerpenBelgium
2025 7.4% 10.2%
2024 9.3%b (break in time series) 10.1%b (break in time series)
2023 8.9% 9.2%
2022 6.7% 8.9%
2021 9.3%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2020 9.5% 11.4%
2019 9.3% 11.6%
2018 11.4% 11.5%
2017 11.6%b (break in time series) 12.1%b (break in time series)
2016 12.7% 13.1%
2015 12.0% 15.5%
2014 11.7% 15.0%
2013 15.0% 16.0%
2012 11.8% 15.0%
2011 14.3%b (break in time series) 14.8%b (break in time series)
2010 11.3% 14.3%
2009 8.7% 14.5%
2008 8.8% 13.3%
2007 9.7% 14.4%
2006 9.1%b (break in time series) 14.6%b (break in time series)
2005 16.0% 16.2%
2004 16.1%b (break in time series) 18.0%b (break in time series)
2003 17.2% 20.4%
2002 14.1% 17.9%
2001 14.5%b (break in time series) 17.5%b (break in time series)

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 9.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 12.0%, the figure has changed by −4.6 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, Prov. Antwerpen has the 215th highest value.
  • The figure for Belgium in 2025 was 10.2%.

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