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8 million young people in Europe are NEETs The size of an EU member state
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Decreasing rates of NEETs but persisting challenges million NEETs in the EU in 2024 8 Targeted Member states interventions Support by EU policy framework Overall economic development since 2009 crisis 11% 15.7% COVID-19 Source: Eurostat, LFS, 2024
5 2013 Youth Guarantee Council Recommendation 2014 Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans 2016 Skills Agenda 2017 European Pillar of Social Rights Declaration 2020 Reinforced Youth Guarantee and updated Youth Guarantee Implementation Plans 2020 New European Skills agenda – Pact for Skills 2020 Council Recommendation on VET 2020 Osnabrück Declaration 2021 European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan 2021-2027 European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021 ALMA (Aim, Learn, Master, Achieve) 2025 Union of Skills 2025 Forthcoming Herning Declaration EU policy framework supporting NEETs
Progress made towards the EU target Eight (8) are far from reaching it: currently above 12% EU strategic objective: NEET rate 9% by 2030 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Young people (aged 15-29) neither in employment nor in education and training 2024 (%) Nine (9) Member states have already met this goal Five (5) are close to achieving the target: currently below 10% Source: Eurostat, LFS, 2024
Gender gap in NEETs rates →Inverted picture in five (5) Member States 12.1% NEETs are women vs. 10% men in 2024 Source: Eurostat, LFS, 2024 →Notable gender disparities within member states
Regional inequalities: Remote NEETs at greater risk →Significant rural-urban disparities →In some Member States this divide is above 10 percentage points →Rural areas often face structural disadvantages 10% 11.4% 12.3% Cities Towns & suburbs Rural areas Source: Eurostat, LFS, 2024
Cedefop’s work on NEETs and inclusion
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Cedefop research Supporting evidence-based policy-making Addressing data and research gaps
Preventing and supporting NEETs
Cedefop policy messages
Key take aways Experience matters most more direct experience working with NEETs better prepared Need for extended support •psychosocial •language mediation Targeted CPD is essential focused on NEETs characteristics Investing in hands-on experience yields the greatest impact Source: Cedefop, 2025
Build a stronger evidence base: better understand teachers’ profiles, CPD needs and challenges Drive coordinated, impact-oriented policy: mobilise resources, coordinate stakeholders and tailor CPD to real needs Identify and share good practices: support mutual learning and effective transfer of what works Creating comprehensive support systems: liaise teachers with career guidance practitioners, phycologists, social workers, employers, in-company trainers 1 2 3 33 4 Why upscale research on NEETs teachers?
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