IE · 2020 · tesem150

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

Ireland, 2020

Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
24.0
Ireland, 2020
▲ 18.8% vs 2019 (20.2)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex increased by 18.8% compared to 2019, reaching 24.0.

Ireland accounts for 109.1% of the EU-27 total of 22.0.

Ireland ranks 8th 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 16.1% (from 28.6 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
109.1%
EU-27: 22.0
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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