Youth not in education employment training in Ireland
Ireland: Youth not in education employment training was 5.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Youth not in education employment training in Ireland, 2002–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.07 for youth not in education employment training in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Ireland peaked at 19.45 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 2023.
That places Ireland 112th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.08 | — |
| 2003 | 8.86 | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 10.37 | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 10.53 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 10.07 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.52 | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 18.3 | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 19.45 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 19.16 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.44 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 15.29 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 14.29 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 12.63 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 10.98 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 10.11 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 10.18 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.1 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 7.24 | -40.2% |
| 2022 | 6.44 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 5.07 | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.64 | 8.86 | 18.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.77 | 10.11 | 19.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.71 | 5.07 | 12.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Ireland?
- Youth not in education employment training in Ireland was 5.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.45 in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Ireland ranks 112th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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