NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland
Iceland: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 1.82 in 2025. ▲ Rising
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.82 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland peaked at 2.82 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.62, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 65th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.32 | — |
| 2015 | 1.91 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 1.68 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.62 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.12 | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.68 | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 2.82 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.52 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.51 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.76 | -30.0% |
| 2025 | 1.82 | +3.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.34, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.82 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.43, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.62 | 2.32 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.35 | 1.76 | 2.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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: youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Iceland was 1.82 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 in 2021.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Iceland ranks 65th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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About this data
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.