Youth not in education employment training in Iceland

Iceland: Youth not in education employment training was 5.84 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.84
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
107th
of 115 countries
All-time high
8.66
in 2009
All-time low
3.1
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Youth not in education employment training in Iceland, 2000–2023

024682000201120232000: 3.52001: 3.12002: 5.82003: 6.72004: 7.52005: 5.12006: 5.12007: 4.42008: 52009: 8.72010: 7.92011: 7.22012: 6.62013: 6.52014: 5.72015: 4.82016: 4.32017: 4.12018: 5.32019: 5.22020: 6.72021: 72022: 6.12023: 5.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 5.84 for youth not in education employment training in 2023.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Iceland peaked at 8.66 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2001.

Iceland ranks 107th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Youth not in education employment training in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in education employment training in Iceland, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 3.54
2001 3.1 -12.4%
2002 5.81 +87.4%
2003 6.73 +15.8%
2004 7.46 +10.8%
2005 5.07 -32.0%
2006 5.1 +0.6%
2007 4.36 -14.5%
2008 5.04 +15.6%
2009 8.66 +71.8%
2010 7.89 -8.9%
2011 7.15 -9.4%
2012 6.64 -7.1%
2013 6.47 -2.6%
2014 5.72 -11.6%
2015 4.75 -17.0%
2016 4.29 -9.7%
2017 4.07 -5.1%
2018 5.31 +30.5%
2019 5.24 -1.3%
2020 6.66 +27.1%
2021 6.97 +4.7%
2022 6.08 -12.8%
2023 5.84 -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.49 3.1 8.66 10
2010s 5.75 4.07 7.89 10
2020s 6.39 5.84 6.97 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 104 Switzerland 6.61 compare
  2. 105 Cambodia 6.19 compare
  3. 106 Hong Kong, China 5.94 compare
  4. 108 Norway 5.72 compare
  5. 109 Latvia 5.7 compare
  6. 110 Belarus 5.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in education employment training in Iceland?
Youth not in education employment training in Iceland was 5.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 8.66 in 2009.
What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2001.
How does Iceland rank for youth not in education employment training?
Iceland ranks 107th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in education employment training
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,863 data points, 2000–2024
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