NEET rate in Ísland
In Ísland, 4.9% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Ísland, 2025
4.9%
Change from 2024
+1.0percentage points
Iceland, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
244th of 249
NEET rate in Ísland over time
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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ísland | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0%b (break in time series) | 6.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 6.6%b (break in time series) | 6.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | 8.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3%b (break in time series) | 9.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2008 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0%b (break in time series) | 5.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
| 2001 | not availableu (low reliability) | not availableu (low reliability) |
Flags: u low reliability; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 3.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.6%, the figure has changed by −0.7 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 249 regions with data for 2025, Ísland has the 244th highest value.
- The figure for Iceland in 2025 was 4.9%.