Norway vs Portugal: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 7.1% against 6.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 110th of 123 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 9.7% | 1.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 11.0% | 4.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 8.5% | 1.8% | Portugal |
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, Norway or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 7.1% against 6.4% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, male between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Norway ranks 113th and Portugal ranks 110th 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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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).