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Headline data

Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
Year Value
2003 6.0
2004 6.0
2005 5.1
2006 5.1
2007 4.7
2008 4.8
2009 8.8
2010 9.2
2011 8.4
2012 7.1
2013 6.5
2014 7.2
2015 5.8
2016 5.0
2017 4.9
2018 5.9
2019 5.5
2020 7.4
2021 6.3

Source: Statistics Iceland

Geographical Area: Iceland

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Iceland statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Icelandic statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Icelandic-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Percentage of youth (aged 16-24 years) not in education, employment or training
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

For Icelands NEETs data, young people are defined as those aged 16 to 24 years.
Calculations

((Youth – Youth in employment – Youth not in employment but in education or training) / Youth) * 100
Comments and limitations

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
Target number

8.6
Global indicator description

This proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training, also known as “the NEET rate”, conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population.
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 382 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation

Statistics Iceland
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2003
Geographical coverage

Iceland
Link to data source Labour force survey opens in a new window
Statistical classification

National Statistics
Contact details

sdg@statice.is
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