Labor force with advanced education in Norway
Norway: Labor force with advanced education was 79.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Norway, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education in Norway stood at 79.4%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Norway peaked at 87.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 52nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 84.3% | — |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.8% | 84.3% | 86.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 85.9% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 83.3% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 79.4% | 83.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Norway?
- Labor force with advanced education in Norway was 79.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Norway ranks 52nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).