NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland
Iceland: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 4.08 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland stood at 4.08.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland peaked at 8.66 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.98, in 2024.
That places Iceland 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.07 | — |
| 2006 | 5.1 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.36 | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 5.04 | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 8.66 | +71.8% |
| 2010 | 7.88 | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.15 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 6.64 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.47 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.72 | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 4.75 | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 4.29 | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.07 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3 | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 5.24 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.66 | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 6.97 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.64 | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 5.84 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.98 | -32.0% |
| 2025 | 4.01 | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 4.05 | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 4.08 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.64 | 4.36 | 8.66 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 4.07 | 7.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 | 3.98 | 6.97 | 8 |
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More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland was 4.08 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 in 2009.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Iceland ranks 184th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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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About this data
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.