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 5.82 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.82
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
110th
of 113 countries
All-time high
12.08
in 2005
All-time low
4.46
in 2008
Years of data
22
2003–2024

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway, 2003–2024

02.557.51012.52003201320242003: 10.82004: 9.92005: 12.12006: 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: 5.8

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway stood at 5.82.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Norway peaked at 12.08 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.46, in 2008.

Norway ranks 110th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24) in Norway, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 10.77
2004 9.88 -8.2%
2005 12.08 +22.3%
2006 5.42 -55.2%
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 5.82 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.56 4.46 12.08 7
2010s 5.98 5.44 6.43 10
2020s 6.12 5.72 6.69 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 107 Cambodia 6.32 compare
  2. 108 Hong Kong, China 5.95 compare
  3. 109 Iceland 5.84 compare
  4. 111 Ireland 5.67 compare
  5. 112 Sweden 5.58 compare
  6. 113 Netherlands 4.14 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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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 5.82 in 2024, 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 12.08 in 2005.
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 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
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 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-24)
Source
International Labour Organization
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Coverage
113 places, 2,220 data points, 1976–2026
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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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.