Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Iceland
Iceland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Iceland peaked at 10.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places Iceland 125th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.7% | — |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -36.5% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +43.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +75.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -47.7% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +52.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +68.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -12.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.9%, 32% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Iceland?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Iceland was 3.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Iceland ranks 125th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).