BE · 2025 · tesem150
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
Belgium, 2025
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
14.8
Belgium, 2025
▲ 1.4% vs 2024 (14.6)
Analysis
In 2025, Belgium's young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex increased by 1.4% compared to 2024, reaching 14.8.
Belgium accounts for 82.2% of the EU-27 total of 18.0.
Belgium ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.6% (from 18.4 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
82.2%
EU-27: 18.0
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem150