Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Norway
Norway: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 18.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18.3%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
23rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2025
All-time low
11.8%
in 2009
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Norway, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 18.3% for over-qualification rates by citizenship in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Norway peaked at 18.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Norway?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Norway was 18.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Norway ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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