Displaying Trends

Trends indicate whether a country is on track to achieve the target by 2030.


Legend

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On track or maintaining SDG achievement

Moderately improving

Stagnating

Decreasing

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Description

The percentage of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET). Education includes part-time or full-time education but excludes those in non-formal education and in educational activities of very short duration. Employment is defined according to the ILO Guidelines and covers all those who have been in paid work for at least one hour in the reference week or were temporarily absent from such work.

Long-Term Objective

Average of best performers

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 8.1.

OECD-only

This indicator is used for OECD countries only.

Reference

OECD


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All data presented on this website are based on the publication Sachs, J.D., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G., Iablonovski, G. (2025). Financing Sustainable Development to 2030 and Mid-Century. Sustainable Development Report 2025. Paris: SDSN, Dublin: Dublin University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25546/111909

Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)