Denmark vs Switzerland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7.0% against 6.9% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 124 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 8.4% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 8.6% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 8.2% | 1.1% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 7.0% against 6.9% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Denmark ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 111th of 124 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).