NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark

Denmark: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 57.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
57.1
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
42nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
57.1
in 2025
All-time low
45.8
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark, 2014–2025

02040602014201920252014: 45.82015: 50.82016: 48.92017: 55.32018: 55.72019: 55.62020: 53.12021: 502022: 47.82023: 512024: 49.32025: 57.1

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark stood at 57.1. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark peaked at 57.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.8, in 2014.

That places Denmark 42nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Denmark, 2014 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2014 45.8
2015 50.84 +11.0%
2016 48.94 -3.7%
2017 55.32 +13.0%
2018 55.7 +0.7%
2019 55.65 -0.1%
2020 53.09 -4.6%
2021 50.03 -5.8%
2022 47.79 -4.5%
2023 51 +6.7%
2024 49.3 -3.3%
2025 57.1 +15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 52.04 45.8 55.7 6
2020s 51.39 47.79 57.1 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 39 Switzerland 63.16 compare
  2. 40 Uruguay 62.51 compare
  3. 41 Sweden 60.25 compare
  4. 43 Finland 56.22 compare
  5. 44 Czechia 55.77 compare
  6. 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Denmark was 57.1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 57.1 in 2025.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 45.8 in 2014.
How does Denmark rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Denmark ranks 42nd out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
65 places, 645 data points, 2014–2025
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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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.