Unemployment with advanced education, male in Norway

Norway: Unemployment with advanced education, male was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.0%
Change on year
up 20.9%
World rank
86th
of 127 countries
All-time high
3.5%
in 2016
All-time low
1.2%
in 2010
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Unemployment with advanced education, male in Norway, 1996–2024

01231996201020241996: 2.9 % of male labor force with advanced education1997: 2.9 % of male labor force with advanced education1998: 2.3 % of male labor force with advanced education1999: 2.3 % of male labor force with advanced education2000: 2.8 % of male labor force with advanced education2001: 2.6 % of male labor force with advanced education2002: 2.7 % of male labor force with advanced education2003: 3.2 % of male labor force with advanced education2004: 3.4 % of male labor force with advanced education2005: 2.7 % of male labor force with advanced education2006: 2.2 % of male labor force with advanced education2007: 1.5 % of male labor force with advanced education2008: 1.3 % of male labor force with advanced education2009: 1.8 % of male labor force with advanced education2010: 1.2 % of male labor force with advanced education2011: 1.4 % of male labor force with advanced education2012: 2.3 % of male labor force with advanced education2013: 2.4 % of male labor force with advanced education2014: 1.9 % of male labor force with advanced education2015: 2.8 % of male labor force with advanced education2016: 3.5 % of male labor force with advanced education2017: 2.6 % of male labor force with advanced education2018: 2.3 % of male labor force with advanced education2019: 2.3 % of male labor force with advanced education2020: 2.7 % of male labor force with advanced education2021: 2.6 % of male labor force with advanced education2022: 1.6 % of male labor force with advanced education2023: 2.5 % of male labor force with advanced education2024: 3 % of male labor force with advanced education

Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.

Analysis

Norway recorded 3.0% for unemployment with advanced education, male in 2024.

The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Norway peaked at 3.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2010.

Norway ranks 86th of 127 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.

Unemployment with advanced education, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education) in Norway, 1996 to 2024.
Year % of male labor force with advanced education Change
1996 2.9%
1997 2.9% -1.4%
1998 2.3% -21.4%
1999 2.3% +3.1%
2000 2.8% +21.6%
2001 2.6% -6.7%
2002 2.7% +3.1%
2003 3.2% +17.5%
2004 3.4% +7.7%
2005 2.7% -20.2%
2006 2.2% -20.7%
2007 1.5% -29.3%
2008 1.3% -14.2%
2009 1.8% +33.2%
2010 1.2% -29.9%
2011 1.4% +16.0%
2012 2.3% +63.8%
2013 2.4% +2.1%
2014 1.9% -21.6%
2015 2.8% +47.3%
2016 3.5% +25.8%
2017 2.6% -25.9%
2018 2.3% -11.4%
2019 2.3% -0.6%
2020 2.7% +19.7%
2021 2.6% -4.0%
2022 1.6% -39.6%
2023 2.5% +58.4%
2024 3.0% +20.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.6% 2.3% 2.9% 4
2000s 2.4% 1.3% 3.4% 10
2010s 2.3% 1.2% 3.5% 10
2020s 2.5% 1.6% 3.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment with advanced education, male in Norway?
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Norway was 3.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2010.
How does Norway rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
Norway ranks 86th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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 Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education)
Unit
% of male labor force with advanced education
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 2,619 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. 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).