Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Norway
Norway: Youth unemployment by educational attainment level was 42.9 in 2025. β² Rising
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Norway, 1995β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 42.9 for youth unemployment by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Norway peaked at 42.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.2, in 2014.
Norway ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.24 | 23.8 | 27.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.3 | 14.4 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.31 | 12.2 | 20.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.17 | 19.3 | 42.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Norway?
- Youth unemployment by educational attainment level in Norway was 42.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment by educational attainment level recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment by educational attainment level recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for youth unemployment by educational attainment level?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment by educational attainment level rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth unemployment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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