Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway

Norway: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 53 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
53
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
17th
of 34 countries
All-time high
70
in 2016
All-time low
37
in 2022
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway, 2009–2025

0204060802009201720252009: 532010: 592011: 552012: 482013: 582014: 532015: 662016: 702017: 662018: 562019: 542020: 622021: 522022: 372023: 432024: 472025: 53

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 53 for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025.

The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway peaked at 70 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2022.

That places Norway 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway, 2009 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2009 53
2010 59 +11.3%
2011 55 -6.8%
2012 48 -12.7%
2013 58 +20.8%
2014 53 -8.6%
2015 66 +24.5%
2016 70 +6.1%
2017 66 -5.7%
2018 56 -15.2%
2019 54 -3.6%
2020 62 +14.8%
2021 52 -16.1%
2022 37 -28.8%
2023 43 +16.2%
2024 47 +9.3%
2025 53 +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53 53 53 1
2010s 58.5 48 70 10
2020s 49 37 62 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 14 Denmark 66 compare
  2. 15 Hungary 63 compare
  3. 16 Switzerland 61 compare
  4. 18 Slovakia 46 compare
  5. 19 Serbia 45 compare
  6. 20 Czechia 38 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Norway was 53 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 70 in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2022.
How does Norway rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Norway ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 622 data points, 2009–2025
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