Iceland vs Japan: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female

Iceland
3.6%
in 2024
Japan
3.8%
in 2019
Iceland rank
123rd
Japan rank
122nd

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time

  • Iceland
  • Japan
46810199520092024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 123rd and Japan ranks 122nd of 123 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 7.2% 6.2% 1.0% Iceland
2010s 4.9% 4.8% 0.1% Iceland

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, Iceland or Japan?
Japan, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Iceland and Japan?
0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
Iceland ranks 123rd and Japan ranks 122nd of 123 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

Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 2,736 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).