NEET rate in Vestlandet

In Vestlandet, 6.6% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Vestlandet, 2025 6.6%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 5.3%
Norway, 2025 7.2% Country total
Position in 2025 223rd of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Vestlandet 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.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2003 to 2025
Period VestlandetNorway
2025 6.6%u (low reliability) 7.2%
2024 5.3%u (low reliability) 7.0%
2023 4.9%u (low reliability) 6.5%
2022 6.5%u (low reliability) 7.3%
2021 6.2%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 7.1%b (break in time series)
2020 6.2%u (low reliability) 6.7%
2019 5.8%u (low reliability) 6.4%
2018 7.3%u (low reliability) 6.7%
2017 6.4%u (low reliability) 6.3%
2016 6.6% 7.4%
2015 – 7.0%
2014 – 7.6%
2013 – 7.7%
2012 – 7.0%
2011 – 6.9%
2010 – 6.9%
2009 – 6.8%
2008 – 5.4%
2007 – 6.1%
2006 – 6.5%b (break in time series)
2005 – 9.2%
2004 – 9.7%
2003 – 10.4%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 5.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2016, when it was 6.6%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Vestlandet has the 223rd highest value.
  • The figure for Norway in 2025 was 7.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP unit=PC
Observation period
2016 to 2025 for Vestlandet
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat