Young people make up almost a quarter of the 10 million ESF participants each year, boosting youth employment, entrepreneurship and the mobility of young workers, helping lower school drop-out rates and raising skill levels. (In 2009 is the drop out level was 3.1 million out of 11.0 million).
Noored moodustavad igal aastal ESFi programmis osalevast 10 miljonist inimesest umbes neljandiku, mistõttu areneb ka noorte tööhõive, ettevõtlus ning liikuvus.