IE · 2024 · tesem150
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
Ireland, 2024
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex
11.6
Ireland, 2024
▼ 10.8% vs 2023 (13.0)
Analysis
In 2024, Ireland's young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex decreased by 10.8% compared to 2023, reaching 11.6.
Ireland accounts for 63.0% of the EU-27 total of 18.4.
Ireland ranks 24th 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 42.6% (from 20.2 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
63.0%
EU-27: 18.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem150