Belgium vs Denmark: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.9% against 7.4% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 112th and Denmark ranks 110th of 126 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.1% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.9% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.1% | 4.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 0.5% | 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, total, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 7.9% against 7.4% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.5%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Belgium ranks 112th and Denmark ranks 110th of 126 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, total (% of 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).