NEET rate in Sardegna

In Sardegna, 15.6% 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.

Sardegna, 2025 15.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 15.8%
Italy, 2025 13.5% Country total
Position in 2025 80th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Sardegna 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 SardegnaItaly
2025 15.6% 13.5%
2024 15.8% 16.2%
2023 23.5% 17.1%
2022 20.5% 19.9%
2021 24.5%b (break in time series) 24.5%b (break in time series)
2020 24.6% 25.0%
2019 29.2% 23.0%
2018 28.6%b (break in time series) 24.8%b (break in time series)
2017 31.0% 25.7%
2016 30.3% 26.0%
2015 35.8% 27.9%
2014 36.4% 29.0%
2013 34.4% 29.1%
2012 32.7% 26.9%
2011 30.9% 25.0%
2010 26.3% 24.1%
2009 30.7% 22.3%
2008 27.4% 20.6%
2007 24.0% 20.1%
2006 26.8%b (break in time series) 20.6%b (break in time series)
2005 26.0% 21.2%
2004 24.7%b (break in time series) 20.5%b (break in time series)
2003 27.8% 20.2%
2002 31.1% 20.4%
2001 32.1% 22.0%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 15.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 35.8%, the figure has changed by −20.2 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, Sardegna has the 80th highest value.
  • The figure for Italy 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 Sardegna
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat