Norway: NEET rate of foreign-born youth 2022

The share of youth in Norway between 15 and 29 years who were neither in education, employment, nor training (NEET) was constantly higher among foreign-born youth than among Norwegian-born youth between 2012 and 2022. However, the share of foreigners who were NEET dropped sharply from 2015 to 2017, from nearly 14 percent to nine percent. Since, the NEET rate among foreign-born youth in the country has been around 10 percent, compared to around six percent of Norwegian youth.

Share of foreign-born youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Norway from 2012 to 2022 (compared to Norwegian-born youth)

Characteristic	Youth born abroad	Youth born in Norway
2022	10.3%	6.1%
2021*	10.6%	6.8%
2020	10%	6%
2019	9.9%	5.7%
2018	10.5%	5.7%
2017	9.1%	6%
2016	10.9%	6.5%
2015	13.7%	6.1%
2014	12.9%	6.3%
2013	12.5%	6.2%
2012	12.9%	5.5%

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

2012 to 2022

Age group

15-29 years

Supplementary notes

*break in time series.

The indicator on young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) corresponds to the percentage of the population of a given age group and sex who is not employed and not involved in further education or training. The numerator of the indicator refers to persons who meet the following two conditions: (a) they are not employed (i.e. unemployed or inactive according to the International Labour Organisation definition) and (b) they have not received any education or training (i.e. neither formal nor non-formal) in the four weeks preceding the survey. The denominator in the total population consists of the same age group and sex, excluding the respondents who have not answered the question 'participation in regular (formal) education and training'. Due to no answers to the variable 'participation in education and training' or 'educational attainment level', certain breakdowns of NEET rates may not exactly sum up to the overall NEET rate for a given age group and sex.

This data was obtained from the Eurostat database with code EDAT_LFSE_28

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