Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway
Norway: Early leavers from education and training by labour status was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.8% for early leavers from education and training by labour status in 2025.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway peaked at 18.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.8% | — |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -68.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4%, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -68.4% | 9.8% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway?
- Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Norway was 3.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for early leavers from education and training by labour status?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by labour status rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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