NEET rate in Southern
In Southern, 7.8% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Southern, 2025
7.8%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
Ireland, 2025
8.8%
Position in 2025
210th of 249
NEET rate in Southern 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.
| Period | Southern | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| 2024 | 6.9%b (break in time series) | 7.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | 8.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | 9.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6%b (break in time series) | 10.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 13.8% | 14.8% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | 12.4% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| 2017 | 13.3%b (break in time series) | 13.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | 17.7% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | 18.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | 20.4% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | 23.8% |
| 2011 | – | 23.9% |
| 2010 | – | 23.8% |
| 2009 | – | 21.9% |
| 2008 | – | 15.7% |
| 2007 | – | 10.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2006 | – | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | – | 12.6% |
| 2004 | – | 13.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2003 | – | 12.9% |
| 2002 | – | 15.0% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 6.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18.8%, the figure has changed by −11.0 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, Southern has the 210th highest value.
- The figure for Ireland in 2025 was 8.8%.