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

Latest (2027)
6
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
178th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.69
in 2021
All-time low
4.46
in 2008
Years of data
23
2005–2027

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

02462005201620272005: 6.42006: 5.42007: 4.92008: 4.52009: 5.42010: 5.82011: 5.62012: 6.22013: 6.22014: 6.42015: 6.22016: 6.42017: 5.92018: 5.62019: 5.42020: 6.22021: 6.72022: 6.22023: 5.72024: 62025: 62026: 62027: 6

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

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Norway, 2005 to 2027.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 175 Denmark 6.89 compare
  2. 176 Belarus 6.31 compare
  3. 177 Singapore 6.13 compare
  4. 179 Ireland 5.97 compare
  5. 180 Hong Kong, China 5.78 compare
  6. 181 Sweden 5.63 compare

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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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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.