Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Norway
Norway: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Norway, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Norway recorded 60.0% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Norway peaked at 78.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 90th 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 77.0% | — |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 62.5% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 77.0% | 78.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 74.6% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.4% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 60.0% | 69.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Norway?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Norway was 60.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Norway ranks 90th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).