NEET rate in Thüringen

In Thüringen, 12.6% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Thüringen, 2025 12.6%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 11.2%
Germany, 2025 10.1% Country total
Position in 2025 116th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Thüringen 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 ThüringenGermany
2025 12.6%u (low reliability) 10.1%
2024 11.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2023 not availableu (low reliability) 9.4%
2022 not availableu (low reliability) 8.6%
2021 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 9.6%b (break in time series)
2020 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 8.9%b (break in time series)
2019 8.1% 7.7%
2018 6.5% 8.1%
2017 9.7% 8.6%
2016 10.5% 9.2%
2015 9.3% 8.7%
2014 8.2% 8.9%
2013 8.9% 8.7%
2012 10.4%b (break in time series) 9.8%b (break in time series)
2011 9.7%b (break in time series) 10.2%b (break in time series)
2010 11.5%b (break in time series) 11.4%b (break in time series)
2009 11.4% 12.1%
2008 12.6%b (break in time series) 11.8%b (break in time series)
2007 13.0% 12.6%
2006 14.9% 13.8%
2005 15.9%b (break in time series) 15.6%b (break in time series)
2004 13.9% 14.6%
2003 13.2%b (break in time series) 13.8%b (break in time series)
2002 13.6% 12.2%
2001 12.1% 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 +1.4 percentage points from 11.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2011, when it was 9.7%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Thüringen has the 116th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 10.1%.

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