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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53 | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.5 | 48 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49 | 37 | 62 | 6 |
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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 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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