Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Norway
Norway: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Norway, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.1% for unemployment with intermediate education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Norway peaked at 5.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2007.
That places Norway 121st out of 128 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 intermediate education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.1% | — |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -28.1% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -40.5% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +43.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Norway
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Norway?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Norway was 2.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).