Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Norway

Norway: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 8.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8.1%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
108th
of 142 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2002
All-time low
5.4%
in 2007
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Norway, 1998–2018

02.557.51012.51998200820181998: 7.4 %1999: 7.8 %2000: 8.8 %2001: 9.6 %2002: 11.3 %2003: 11 %2004: 10.9 %2005: 9.8 %2006: 8.3 %2007: 5.4 %2008: 5.5 %2009: 6.7 %2010: 8.9 %2011: 10.2 %2012: 10.3 %2013: 8.8 %2014: 8.6 %2015: 9 %2016: 8.5 %2017: 8 %2018: 8.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Norway recorded 8.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Norway peaked at 11.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2007.

That places Norway 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Norway, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 7.4%
1999 7.8% +5.2%
2000 8.8% +13.0%
2001 9.6% +8.4%
2002 11.3% +18.0%
2003 11.0% -2.5%
2004 10.9% -1.0%
2005 9.8% -10.6%
2006 8.3% -15.4%
2007 5.4% -34.7%
2008 5.5% +1.3%
2009 6.7% +23.4%
2010 8.9% +32.0%
2011 10.2% +14.7%
2012 10.3% +0.7%
2013 8.8% -14.8%
2014 8.6% -2.1%
2015 9.0% +4.6%
2016 8.5% -5.6%
2017 8.0% -5.4%
2018 8.1% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.6% 7.4% 7.8% 2
2000s 8.7% 5.4% 11.3% 10
2010s 8.9% 8.0% 10.3% 9

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  3. 107 Australia 9.6% compare
  4. 109 Oman 7.7% compare
  5. 110 Qatar 7.6% compare
  6. 111 Grenada 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Norway?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Norway was 8.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2007.
How does Norway rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Norway ranks 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.