NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway
Norway: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 6.15 in 2025. ▬ Flat
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Norway recorded 6.15 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway peaked at 6.69 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.44, in 2019.
That places Norway 60th out of 66 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.43 | — |
| 2015 | 6.24 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 6.43 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.91 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 5.57 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.44 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.15 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 6.69 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 6.22 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 5.72 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 5.82 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 6.15 | +5.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 6.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.46, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Norway's 6.15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 67% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 5.44 | 6.43 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.13 | 5.72 | 6.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway was 6.15 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.