Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Norway
Norway: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Norway, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from formal education by labour status in Norway is 4.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Norway peaked at 20.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2022.
That places Norway 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.4% | — |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -67.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.3%, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from formal education 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 | -67.3% | 11.0% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 19.3% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 11.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 3.6% | 11.8% | 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 formal education by labour status in Norway?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Norway was 4.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. 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 formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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