Denmark vs Luxembourg: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.9% against 7.7% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 110th and Luxembourg ranks 111th of 126 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.7% | 0.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.6% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 8.8% | 1.6% | Luxembourg |
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, Denmark or Luxembourg?
- Denmark, at 7.9% against 7.7% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Luxembourg?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Luxembourg rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Denmark ranks 110th and Luxembourg ranks 111th 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).