Metric briefing
Youth NEET Rate by Country
37 countries • Percentage of population aged 15-24 years • OECD How's Life / Well-Being
- Top country
- Turkey
- Lowest country
- Netherlands
- Source
- OECD How's Life / Well-Being
What It Measures
Share of 15-24 year olds who are not working and not in school, university, or training, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.
At a Glance
World average
10.99
Middle country
10.03
Low end
4.14
High end
23.219
Countries
37
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Youth NEET Rate
Highest Youth NEET Rate
#1Turkey23.22% of youth 15-24#2Colombia23.15% of youth 15-24#3Costa Rica20.74% of youth 15-24#4Mexico15.88% of youth 15-24#5Israel15.07% of youth 15-24#6Lithuania14.93% of youth 15-24#7Chile14.91% of youth 15-24#8United Kingdom13.75% of youth 15-24#9Spain13.38% of youth 15-24#10Italy12.92% of youth 15-24
Lowest Youth NEET Rate
#37Netherlands4.14% of youth 15-24#36Czechia4.46% of youth 15-24#35Norway4.64% of youth 15-24#34Iceland4.68% of youth 15-24#33Japan5.99% of youth 15-24#32Ireland6.46% of youth 15-24#31Sweden7.04% of youth 15-24#30Latvia7.77% of youth 15-24#29Slovenia7.87% of youth 15-24#28Germany8.04% of youth 15-24
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #3 Costa Rica is 4.86% of youth 15-24 higher than #4 Mexico (20.74% of youth 15-24 vs 15.88% of youth 15-24).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 Colombia is 2.41% of youth 15-24 higher than #3 Costa Rica (23.15% of youth 15-24 vs 20.74% of youth 15-24).
Another sharp ranking jump: #33 Japan is 1.31% of youth 15-24 higher than #34 Iceland (5.99% of youth 15-24 vs 4.68% of youth 15-24).