Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Norway
Norway: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Norway, 2003–2025
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 Norway is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Norway peaked at 12.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2008.
Norway ranks 116th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.3% | — |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -2.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 6.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.7%, 64% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Norway's 6.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (%) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -60.0% | 12.7% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.4% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Norway?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Norway was 6.2% 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, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Norway ranks 116th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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).