NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Iceland
4.2% of people aged 15 to 29 in Iceland were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Iceland, 2025
4.2%
Change from 2024
−0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
11.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
9.7%
Position in 2025
34th of 34
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Iceland over time
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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | 11.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 11.3% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 11.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | 13.1% |
| 2020 | 7.0%b (break in time series) | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 12.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | 14.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | 15.9% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | 16.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | 15.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | 15.4% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | 15.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | 14.8% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 4.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.3%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
9.5%
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Early leavers from education and training
16.7%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
4.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
44.8%
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Adult participation in learning
27.3%
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Out-of-school children
1.8%
2023 · UNESCO UIS