Unemployment with advanced education in Norway
Norway: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Norway, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Norway is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Norway peaked at 3.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2008.
That places Norway 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.4% | — |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +44.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +21.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 2.8% compare
- 97 Paraguay 2.8% compare
- 98 Republic of Korea 2.7% compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 2.7% compare
- 101 Netherlands 2.5% compare
- 102 Germany 2.5% 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 unemployment with advanced education in Norway?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Norway was 2.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Norway ranks 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).