Portugal was, in 2021, the tenth country in the European Union (EU) with the most young students aged 15 to 29 outside the labor market, equivalent to 86.9%, above the EU average of 73.4% , released this Monday by Eurostat. .
The data was released by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, and reveals that, last year, 86.9% of young Portuguese students, aged between 15 and 29, were not working, while another 10, 3% were employed and 2.9% unemployed.
In the EU as a whole, in 2021, 23% of young people between 15 and 29 years old in formal education were also employedwhile 3% were looking for a job and were available to start work (ie unemployed).
However, the majority of young European students (73%) were outside the labor force (neither employed nor unemployed).
With higher percentages than Portugal of young students without work, in 2021, Romania (97.4%), Slovakia (95.4%), Bulgaria (94.2%), Hungary (94%), Croatia (92 .5%), Italy (92%). , Greece (91.8%), Czech Republic (91.2%) and Poland (87.1%).
In these data on youth unemployment and youth participation in education and the labor market, Eurostat notes that “the speed with which young people move from education to the labor market varies greatly between EU Member States”, and in some countries young people start working. , for example, in the form of part-time, weekend or student work, while still participating in formal education.
by countries, the Netherlands had, in 2021, the highest percentage of students between the ages of 15 and 29 who were employed while still studying (70%), followed by Denmark (49%) and Germany (42%).
In contrast, the lowest percentages of employment among young students were found in Romania (2%), Slovakia (4%), Hungary and Bulgaria (both 5%).
Source: Observadora
