
The number of young people in Cyprus who are neither studying nor working has fallen by nearly eight percentage points over the past decade, reaching 10.6 per cent in 2026.
This compares with 18.5 per cent in 2015 and places Cyprus close to the European Union average of 11 per cent.
Across the EU, the rate among young people varied significantly by age group. Among those aged 15 to 19,






