Employed persons by educational attainment level in Norway
Norway: Employed persons by educational attainment level was 2,903 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by educational attainment level in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2,903 Thousand persons for employed persons by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by educational attainment level in Norway peaked at 2,903 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,043 Thousand persons, in 1995.
Norway ranks 20th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,163 Thousand persons | 2,043 Thousand persons | 2,253 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,346 Thousand persons | 2,265 Thousand persons | 2,514 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,617 Thousand persons | 2,501 Thousand persons | 2,716 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,831 Thousand persons | 2,702 Thousand persons | 2,903 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 78.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by educational attainment level in Norway?
- Employed persons by educational attainment level in Norway was 2,903 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,903 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,043 Thousand persons in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for employed persons by educational attainment level?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by educational attainment level rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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