IE · 2018 · tesem150

Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex

Ireland, 2018

Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
20.2
Ireland, 2018
▼ 7.3% vs 2017 (21.8)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex decreased by 7.3% compared to 2017, reaching 20.2.

Ireland accounts for 97.1% of the EU-27 total of 20.8.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 38.4% (from 32.8 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
97.1%
EU-27: 20.8
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