NEET rate in Steiermark

In Steiermark, 11.4% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Steiermark, 2025 11.4% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +3.1percentage points 2024: 8.3%
Austria, 2025 11.3% Country total
Position in 2025 141st of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Steiermark 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 SteiermarkAustria
2025 11.4% 11.3%
2024 8.3% 9.9%
2023 8.4% 9.7%
2022 9.2% 9.3%
2021 10.5%b (break in time series) 9.9%b (break in time series)
2020 9.5% 10.0%
2019 8.3% 9.1%
2018 6.2%u (low reliability) 8.1%
2017 6.7% 8.1%
2016 7.6% 9.4%
2015 8.0% 9.3%
2014 8.0% 9.4%
2013 9.0% 9.0%
2012 6.5% 8.2%
2011 6.1% 8.7%
2010 9.4% 9.1%
2009 11.3% 10.0%
2008 8.1% 9.1%
2007 7.5%b (break in time series) 9.3%b (break in time series)
2006 8.1%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2005 9.3% 10.6%
2004 9.9%b (break in time series) 10.8%b (break in time series)
2003 6.0%u (low reliability) 7.1%
2002 8.2% 7.7%
2001 8.9% 8.4%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +3.1 percentage points from 8.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.0%, the figure has changed by +3.4 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, Steiermark has the 141st highest value.
  • The figure for Austria in 2025 was 11.3%.

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