Netherlands vs Sweden: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%)
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.7% against 3.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 121st of 125 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 22.0% | 13.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 10.9% | 6.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 7.1% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 5.5% | 1.6% | Sweden |
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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.7% against 3.8% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Netherlands ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 121st 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, male (% of male 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).