NEET rate in Vest

In Vest, 10.4% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Vest, 2025 10.4% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.9percentage points 2024: 11.3%
Romania, 2025 21.0% Country total
Position in 2025 156th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Vest 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 VestRomania
2025 10.4% 21.0%
2024 11.3% 21.3%
2023 16.3% 21.6%
2022 20.7% 22.3%
2021 19.6%b (break in time series) 22.7%b (break in time series)
2020 16.8% 18.6%
2019 17.4% 18.5%
2018 17.4% 18.1%
2017 15.1% 19.3%
2016 12.8% 21.9%
2015 15.7% 22.6%
2014 19.3% 21.4%
2013 16.8% 21.3%
2012 17.7% 20.8%
2011 15.9% 21.6%
2010 13.8%b (break in time series) 20.7%b (break in time series)
2009 13.6% 16.5%
2008 11.4% 13.4%
2007 14.1% 16.0%
2006 15.6%b (break in time series) 18.2%b (break in time series)
2005 19.8% 21.0%
2004 22.4% 24.6%
2003 23.9%b (break in time series) 26.7%b (break in time series)
2002 24.1%b (break in time series) 27.9%b (break in time series)
2001 20.8% 23.4%

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 11.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 15.7%, the figure has changed by −5.3 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, Vest has the 156th 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 Vest
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat