NEET rate in Zürich

In Zürich, 9.2% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Zürich, 2025 9.2% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.9percentage points 2024: 11.1%
Switzerland, 2025 9.8% Country total
Position in 2025 188th of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Zürich 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 ZürichSwitzerland
2025 9.2% 9.8%
2024 11.1% 9.5%
2023 7.3% 8.5%
2022 11.4% 11.2%
2021 8.3%b (break in time series) 9.4%b (break in time series)
2020 7.2% 7.3%
2019 8.2% 7.3%
2018 5.8% 7.0%
2017 6.8% 7.8%
2016 7.3% 8.3%
2015 9.1% 8.9%
2014 8.6% 9.0%
2013 8.3% 8.8%
2012 7.3% 8.2%
2011 7.4% 8.3%
2010 7.2%b (break in time series) 7.9%b (break in time series)
2009 8.7% 9.0%
2008 7.0% 6.6%
2007 7.6% 6.7%
2006 9.7% 8.3%
2005 8.7% 8.3%
2004 11.2% 7.4%
2003 7.3%b (break in time series) 8.0%b (break in time series)
2002 7.4% 5.1%
2001 3.1%u (low reliability) 4.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 11.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 9.1%, the figure has changed by +0.1 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, Zürich has the 188th highest value.
  • The figure for Switzerland in 2025 was 9.8%.

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
2001 to 2025 for Zürich
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat