Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway

Norway: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
13th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.716 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.72 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.746 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.742 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.757 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.75 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.743 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.751 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.761 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.767 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.769 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.761 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.742 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

Norway ranks 13th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% +0.5%
2006 0.7% +3.6%
2007 0.7% -0.5%
2008 0.8% +2.0%
2009 0.8% -0.9%
2010 0.7% -1.0%
2011 0.8% +1.2%
2012 0.8% +1.3%
2013 0.8% +0.8%
2014 0.8% +0.1%
2015 0.8% -1.0%
2016 0.7% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 10 Estonia 0.8% compare
  2. 11 Netherlands 0.7% compare
  3. 12 Nepal 0.7% compare
  4. 14 Kazakhstan 0.7% compare
  5. 15 Romania 0.7% compare
  6. 16 Lithuania 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Norway rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Norway ranks 13th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway. Statizoid. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-to-population-ratio-aged-15-64-above-primary-education-percent-of-population/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-to-population-ratio-aged-15-64-above-primary-education-percent-of-population/norway/">Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed