IE · 2017 · tesem150
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
Ireland, 2017
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
21.8
Ireland, 2017
▼ 13.5% vs 2016 (25.2)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex decreased by 13.5% compared to 2016, reaching 21.8.
Ireland accounts for 99.1% of the EU-27 total of 22.0.
Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 43.2% (from 38.4 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
99.1%
EU-27: 22.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem150