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    Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)

    16-24-year-olds Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)
    60,540
    2024
    25-29-year-olds Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)
    55,602
    2024
    How many young people are neither in education nor employment? How are they distributed across the different provinces of Denmark? The NEET statistics (Not in Employment, Education or Training) provide an annual overview of the number of young people who are active and inactive with regard to education and employment.

    Explainer on…

    NEET is an acronym for Not in Employment, Education or Training and is an indicator that estimates the proportion of young people in a given age group who are neither in employment nor in education. The indicator is traditionally calculated as an annual average for every week in Eurostat and OECD, both of which use data from the international interview-based Labor Force Survey (LFS). In contrast to Eurostat and the OECD, Statistics Denmark calculates the indicator as a status ultimo November based on register data from the Labor market accounts. This means that Statistics Denmark's indicator covers all 16-29-year-olds in the Danish population, whereas Eurostat's and OECD's indicators are based on a sample of young people. Despite the widespread acceptance of the NEET indicator, there is no consensus on which specific age group the indicator refers to.

    Selected statistics on Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET)

    This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET). In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

    Active and inactive young people by age

    The figure shows the number of young people who are inactive, meaning they are neither in education nor employment (the NEET group), across two age groups. The figures are shown in relation to the total number of young people in each age group.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Population (16-29 years) (NEET3)

    Active and inactive young people by province

    Here you can see the geographical distribution of active and inactive young people (NEET status) across the provinces of Denmark.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Population (16-29 years) (NEET3)
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    Unemployed persons
    Learn more about the overall level of unemployment in Denmark and how it has developed over recent years.
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    Upper secondary education status of young people
    See how many young people are enrolled in or have completed an upper secondary education programme.

    Inactive young people by socio-economic status

    The figure shows the distribution of inactive young people (the NEET group) across socio-economic categories, for example categories such as cash benefit, disability pension, unemployed persons, etc.
    In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Population (16-29 years) (NEET3)
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    Health of inactive young people
    Learn more about the health of inactive young people, including their use of hospital services, visits to general practitioners, and purchases of prescription medication.

    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

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