France—NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #132 of 180Updated April 2026
Latest Value
12.6%
2024
YoY Change
+6.5%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#132
of 180 countries
Maximum
14.3%
2009
Minimum
9.5%
2003
CAGR
+0.9%
25 years
Last
12.6%
Previous
11.8%
Highest
14.3%
Lowest
9.5%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
France's neet youth (% not in education/employment) was 12.6% in 2024, ranking #132 out of 180 countries. This represents a +6.5% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 14.3% (2009) and the lowest was 9.5% (2003). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.6% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% |
Top Countries — NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 65.7% | 2024 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 51.0% | 2017 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 51.0% | 2022 |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2020 |
| 5 | Sudan | 46.5% | 2022 |
| 6 | Guyana | 45.7% | 2019 |
| 7 | Yemen, Rep. | 44.8% | 2014 |
| 8 | Mauritania | 44.1% | 2019 |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% | 2017 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 43.8% | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
NEET Youth (% not in education, employment, training) — World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Data compiled by Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.