Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Norway
Norway: Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment was 14.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Norway stood at 14.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Norway peaked at 21.7 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.3, in 2005.
That places Norway 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.5 | — |
| 2005 | 10.3 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 21.4 | +107.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.8 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 20 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.3 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 19.1 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.3 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 16.3 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 16.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.2 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 14.5 | -0.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 14.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 14.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons … full-time/part-time employment educational attainment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +107.8% | 10.3 | 21.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.62 | 10.3 | 21.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.07 | 15.7 | 19.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.12 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 14.9 compare
- 12 Switzerland 14.6 compare
- 14 Germany 13.5 compare
- 15 Luxembourg 12.9 compare
- 16 Austria 12.6 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 persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Norway?
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Norway was 14.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3 in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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