tesem150 · 2005–2025

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

Eurostat tesem150 — Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex. Data range: 2005 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for young persons neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by sex was 18.0 .

That is a 2.2% fell versus 2024 (18.4).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 18.2% lower.

Across member states, Romania reported the highest value (33.0, 2025) and Netherlands the lowest (7.80, 2025) — a ratio of 4.2× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tesem150; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2025

18.0

HIGHEST · 2025

Romania

33.0

LOWEST · 2025

Netherlands

7.80

Map · 2025

7.8 33.0

Ranking · 2025

2025 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

Romania 33
Lithuania 25
Bulgaria 23
Estonia 21.8
France 21.6
Italy 19.8
Austria 19.4
Hungary 19
Cyprus 18.8
Greece 18.8
Spain 18.8
Finland 18.6
European Union (27) 18

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

Map · 2025

Ranking · 2025

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

Country × year heatmap · all values

Member states · ranked by latest value

By year