Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Norway
Norway: Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.5%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 2007
All-time low
10.3%
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 14.5% for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Norway peaked at 21.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2005.
That places Norway 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.5% | — |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +107.8% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 10.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 9 Denmark 17.3% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.9% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9% compare
- 12 Switzerland 14.5% compare
- 14 Germany 13.5% compare
- 15 Luxembourg 12.8% compare
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 employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Norway?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Norway was 14.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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