NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark

Denmark: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 6.89 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
6.89
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
175th
of 188 countries
All-time high
7.72
in 2019
All-time low
3.64
in 2006
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark, 2005–2027

024682005201620272005: 4.42006: 3.62007: 4.32008: 5.22009: 6.52010: 6.92011: 7.22012: 7.32013: 6.62014: 6.42015: 72016: 6.72017: 7.62018: 7.72019: 7.72020: 7.52021: 7.12022: 6.82023: 7.22024: 6.82025: 6.92026: 6.92027: 6.9

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 6.89 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark peaked at 7.72 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.64, in 2006.

Denmark ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Denmark, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 4.37
2006 3.64 -16.6%
2007 4.33 +18.8%
2008 5.21 +20.5%
2009 6.48 +24.3%
2010 6.86 +5.8%
2011 7.19 +4.8%
2012 7.35 +2.2%
2013 6.63 -9.7%
2014 6.39 -3.6%
2015 7.03 +10.0%
2016 6.72 -4.4%
2017 7.58 +12.8%
2018 7.68 +1.3%
2019 7.72 +0.5%
2020 7.46 -3.3%
2021 7.11 -4.7%
2022 6.77 -4.9%
2023 7.16 +5.7%
2024 6.85 -4.3%
2025 6.86 +0.2%
2026 6.88 +0.2%
2027 6.89 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.81 3.64 6.48 5
2010s 7.12 6.39 7.72 10
2020s 7 6.77 7.46 8

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 172 Germany 7.47 compare
  2. 173 Slovenia 7.18 compare
  3. 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.17 compare
  4. 176 Belarus 6.31 compare
  5. 177 Singapore 6.13 compare
  6. 178 Norway 6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark was 6.89 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 7.72 in 2019.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 3.64 in 2006.
How does Denmark rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Denmark ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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 (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. 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 ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.