Norway vs Russia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Norway
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 6.7% against 6.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 119th and Russia ranks 116th of 126 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 14.1% | 8.7% | Russia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 12.7% | 6.6% | Russia |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 8.5% | 2.5% | Russia |
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, Norway or Russia?
- Russia, at 6.7% against 6.2% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Norway and Russia?
- 0.5%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Russia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Russia rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Norway ranks 119th and Russia ranks 116th 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).