NEET rate in Sud-Est

In Sud-Est, 31.1% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Sud-Est, 2025 31.1% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.8percentage points 2024: 31.9%
Romania, 2025 21.0% Country total
Position in 2025 14th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Sud-Est 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 Sud-EstRomania
2025 31.1% 21.0%
2024 31.9% 21.3%
2023 28.6% 21.6%
2022 27.9% 22.3%
2021 27.2%b (break in time series) 22.7%b (break in time series)
2020 25.2% 18.6%
2019 23.7% 18.5%
2018 23.4% 18.1%
2017 26.2% 19.3%
2016 31.4% 21.9%
2015 31.7% 22.6%
2014 28.5% 21.4%
2013 27.6% 21.3%
2012 25.9% 20.8%
2011 27.4% 21.6%
2010 23.7%b (break in time series) 20.7%b (break in time series)
2009 19.1% 16.5%
2008 18.3% 13.4%
2007 22.4% 16.0%
2006 22.2%b (break in time series) 18.2%b (break in time series)
2005 24.0% 21.0%
2004 28.5% 24.6%
2003 24.6%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2002 30.3%b (break in time series) 27.9%b (break in time series)
2001 26.7% 23.4%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 31.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 31.7%, the figure has changed by −0.6 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, Sud-Est has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for Romania in 2025 was 21.0%.

Source and dates

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