NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Norway

6.9% of people aged 15 to 29 in Norway were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Measure: Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) Unit: % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2025 6.9% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 +0.1percentage points 2024: 6.8%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 9.7% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2025 31st of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Norway 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.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2025 6.9% 11.0%
2024 6.8% 11.1%
2023 6.4% 11.3%
2022 6.8% 11.8%
2021 7.4% 13.1%
2020 7.8% 14.0%
2019 7.5% 12.8%
2018 7.6% 13.3%
2017 7.7% 14.0%
2016 8.4% 14.8%
2015 8.3% 15.5%
2014 8.4% 15.9%
2013 8.3% 16.3%
2012 7.6% 15.9%
2011 7.8% 15.4%
2010 7.9% 15.4%
2009 7.4% 14.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 6.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by −1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_neet_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-29 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Norway
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat