Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Iceland
Iceland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iceland, 1995–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iceland is 4.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iceland peaked at 10.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 120th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.7% | — |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -45.4% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +134.3% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +115.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -45.8% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +10.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 49% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.3% | 8.3% | 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, male in Iceland?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Iceland was 4.8% 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, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Iceland ranks 120th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).