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NEET (15-24 years)

SL.UEM.NEET.ZS · %

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Egypt, Bolivia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, United Kingdom
14.4%2025
Period covered
1983 - 202539 annual values
Highest of the compared countries
23.78%Egypt, 2024
Lowest of the compared countries
4.14%Netherlands, 2024

8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.

01020304019831994200420152025

Latest known valuesorted by value

  • Egypt23.78%2024
  • United Kingdom14.4%2025
  • China12.69%2000
  • Italy11.96%2024
  • United States11.59%2025
  • Spain10.5%2025
  • Bolivia8.02%2024
  • Netherlands4.14%2024

Year by year values

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Annual values by country
United KingdomItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaEgyptBolivia
202514.4%10.5%11.59%
202414.3%11.96%9.39%4.14%11.6%23.78%8.02%
202312.8%12.67%9.3%3.72%11.19%24.57%9.6%
202211.81%15.86%9.22%3.26%11.24%26.92%9.97%
202111.41%19.77%11.69%3.08%12.2%28.74%10.98%
202012.61%19.13%13.68%4.67%13.89%30.16%13.7%
201912.34%18.13%11.58%4.26%10.41%27.96%11.61%
201812.33%19.24%11.84%4.03%10.92%27.1%10.83%
201712.26%20.2%12.15%4.18%10.97%26.9%11.58%
201612.69%19.97%13.79%4.59%12.02%27.61%10.79%
201512.9%21.46%14.6%4.22%12.44%27.61%14.56%
201413.99%22.18%15.75%5.83%13.39%26.28%11.16%
201315.4%22.17%17.9%5.97%14.38%28.4%10.45%
201216.19%20.97%16.84%5.04%13.91%31.55%10.41%
201116.57%19.68%17.58%4.2%14.42%32.1%10.85%
201016.19%19%17.13%4.69%15.23%33.08%
200915.89%17.57%17.4%4.87%15.03%29.9%9.18%
200814.55%16.59%13.24%4.59%13.03%29.66%9.69%
200714.29%16.16%10.85%4.58%12.29%11.02%
200614.3%16.8%11.12%5.12%12.46%10.79%

World Bank definition

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).

Text published by the World Bank for indicator SL.UEM.NEET.ZS, reproduced unchanged.

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