NEET rate in Schleswig-Holstein

In Schleswig-Holstein, 12.3% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Schleswig-Holstein, 2025 12.3% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.6percentage points 2024: 12.9%
Germany, 2025 10.1% Country total
Position in 2025 122nd of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Schleswig-Holstein 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 Schleswig-HolsteinGermany
2025 12.3% 10.1%
2024 12.9%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2023 11.5%u (low reliability) 9.4%
2022 10.5%u (low reliability) 8.6%
2021 10.4%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.6%b (break in time series)
2020 11.5%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 8.9%b (break in time series)
2019 9.1% 7.7%
2018 8.7% 8.1%
2017 8.6% 8.6%
2016 9.3% 9.2%
2015 10.6% 8.7%
2014 10.4% 8.9%
2013 8.7% 8.7%
2012 10.8%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2011 11.2%b (break in time series) 10.2%b (break in time series)
2010 12.1%b (break in time series) 11.4%b (break in time series)
2009 13.0% 12.1%
2008 12.4%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 12.4% 12.6%
2006 13.3% 13.8%
2005 15.4%b (break in time series) 15.6%b (break in time series)
2004 16.5% 14.6%
2003 14.3%b (break in time series) 13.8%b (break in time series)
2002 12.9% 12.2%
2001 11.7% 10.8%

Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 12.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10.6%, the figure has changed by +1.7 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, Schleswig-Holstein has the 122nd highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 10.1%.

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