Unemployment with intermediate education in Norway
Norway: Unemployment with intermediate education was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Norway, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Norway stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Norway peaked at 4.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2007.
Norway ranks 121st of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.6% | — |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -44.9% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +35.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 118 Russian Federation 2.7% compare
- 119 Republic of Korea 2.6% compare
- 120 Seychelles 2.4% compare
- 122 Argentina 2.0% compare
- 123 Czechia 1.9% compare
- 124 Macao 1.8% 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 intermediate education in Norway?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Norway was 2.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 (% of total 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).