ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Iceland
The ILO estimates that 4.0% of young people in Iceland were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Iceland, 2025
4.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
10.1%
Position in 2025
177th of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Iceland over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 4.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 177th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
4.2%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
8.7%
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
44.8%
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Early leavers from education and training
16.7%
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Adult participation in learning
27.3%
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Out-of-school children
1.8%
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