Quality of life
branch Youths (20-24) not in education nor employment
As a percentage of persons in that age group
  2007
Turkey 45.7   45.70 
Israel 39.6   39.60 
Brazil 23.4   23.40 
Italy 22.6   22.60 
Slovak Republic 19.9   19.90 
Poland 18.3   18.30 
United Kingdom 18.1   18.10 
Greece 17.7   17.70 
Spain 17.2   17.20 
Hungary 16.9   16.90 
United States 16.2   16.20 
Belgium 15.4   15.40 
Estonia 15.3   15.30 
Germany 15.2   15.20 
Portugal 15.2   15.20 
France 15.1   15.10 
OECD average 14.9   14.90 
Canada 13.7   13.70 
New Zealand 13.7   13.70 
Finland 13.3   13.30 
Sweden 13.1   13.10 
Ireland 12.1   12.10 
Austria 11.0   11.00 
Czech Republic 11.0   11.00 
Australia 10.7   10.70 
Switzerland 10.4   10.40 
Slovenia 10.4   10.40 
Luxembourg 9.2   9.20 
Norway 8.8   8.80 
Denmark 8.2   8.20 
Japan 7.6   7.60 
Netherlands 6.9   6.90 
Iceland 6.4   6.40 
Mexico ..    

Definition

The indicator presents the share of youths who are not in education and training nor in employment, as a percentage of the total number of youths in the corresponding age group. Youths in education include those attending part-time as well as full-time education, but exclude 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 worked for pay for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.

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