Hong Kong, China vs Norway: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training

Hong Kong, China
5.78
in 2027
Norway
6
in 2027
Hong Kong, China rank
180th
Norway rank
178th

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Norway
02468200520162027

How they compare

Norway currently reports 6 against 5.78 in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.22.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 180th and Norway ranks 178th of 188 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 7.85 5.31 2.54 Hong Kong, China
2010s 6.48 5.98 0.5074 Hong Kong, China
2020s 6.47 6.09 0.376 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training, Hong Kong, China or Norway?
Norway, at 6 against 5.78 in Hong Kong, China as of 2027.
What is the difference in neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training between Hong Kong, China and Norway?
0.22, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Norway?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Hong Kong, China and Norway rank globally for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Hong Kong, China ranks 180th and Norway ranks 178th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs Norway: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/neet-rate-share-of-youth-not-in-employment-education-or-training-ilo-modelled-estimates/hong-kong-sar-china/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/neet-rate-share-of-youth-not-in-employment-education-or-training-ilo-modelled-estimates/hong-kong-sar-china/norway/">Hong Kong, China vs Norway: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.