Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland
Iceland: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 4.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland, 1995–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland peaked at 10.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2001.
That places Iceland 123rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.2% | — |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +87.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +71.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -32.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 39% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +87.2% | 3.1% | 5.8% |
| 2009 | +71.8% | 5.0% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 120 Macau, China 5.0% compare
- 121 Czechia 4.6% compare
- 122 Netherlands 4.1% compare
- 124 Japan 3.1% compare
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, total in Iceland?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Iceland was 4.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Iceland ranks 123rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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, total (% of 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).