Belgium vs Norway: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 6.5% against 6.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 113th and Norway ranks 115th of 125 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.3% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.7% | 5.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 1.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 6.5% against 6.1% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Belgium ranks 113th and Norway ranks 115th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).