How the numbers were computed

For the story Young people neither working nor learning.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Estonia and Finland, at 11.2% each, are both 8th, and Slovakia is 10th.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_22:A.T.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

13.9 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 19.2 − 5.3 = 13.9. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

19.2: Romania, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.T.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.RO@2025 · request r1
5.3: Netherlands, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.T.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.NL@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_22:A.T.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Women and men

Ranks, men

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Spain and Finland, at 11.4% each, are both 8th, and Latvia is 10th.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_22:A.M.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

9.3 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 13.8 − 4.5 = 9.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

13.8: Romania, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.M.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.RO@2025 · request r3
4.5: Czechia, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.M.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.CZ@2025 · request r3
4.5: Netherlands, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.M.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.NL@2025 · request r3

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Cyprus and Lithuania, at 12.3% each, are both 8th, and Czechia is 10th.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_22:A.F.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

19.0 percentage points

Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 25.0 − 6.0 = 19.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

25.0: Romania, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.F.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.RO@2025 · request r2
6.0: Netherlands, 2025 edat_lfse_22:A.F.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.NL@2025 · request r2

Differences, women − men

Per country, women minus men. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country edat_lfse_22:A.F.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
27 values, one per country edat_lfse_22:A.M.Y15-29.NO_FE_NO_NFE.NEMP.PC.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3