Denmark vs Norway: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male

Denmark
6.6%
in 2024
Norway
6.4%
in 2024
Denmark rank
111th
Norway rank
113th

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

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 6.6% against 6.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 111th and Norway ranks 113th of 123 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 7.8% 2.8% Norway
2010s 7.4% 6.2% 1.1% Denmark
2020s 7.0% 6.7% 0.3% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, male, Denmark or Norway?
Denmark, at 6.6% against 6.4% in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Denmark and Norway?
0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
Denmark ranks 111th and Norway ranks 113th 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, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male 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).