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 in 2027. ▲ Rising
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway stood at 6.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% 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, 4.46, in 2008.
That places Norway 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.36 | — |
| 2006 | 5.42 | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 4.46 | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4 | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 5.81 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.56 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.24 | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 6.15 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.43 | +4.5% |
| 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 | 5.99 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 5.99 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 5.99 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 6 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.31 | 4.46 | 6.36 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.44 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 | 5.72 | 6.69 | 8 |
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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 in 2027, 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 4.46 in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Norway ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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.