Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway

Norway: Population aged 25-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
60th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2005
All-time low
0.6%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway, 2004–2016

00.20.40.62004201020162004: 0.687 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.688 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.687 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.675 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.663 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.67 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.663 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.665 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.659 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.655 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.66 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.657 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.645 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway is 0.6%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.

Norway ranks 60th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
2004 0.7%
2005 0.7% +0.1%
2006 0.7% -0.1%
2007 0.7% -1.8%
2008 0.7% -1.8%
2009 0.7% +1.1%
2010 0.7% -1.0%
2011 0.7% +0.3%
2012 0.7% -1.0%
2013 0.7% -0.5%
2014 0.7% +0.6%
2015 0.7% -0.4%
2016 0.6% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 57 Tajikistan 0.7% compare
  2. 58 Germany 0.6% compare
  3. 59 United States 0.6% compare
  4. 61 Jordan 0.6% compare
  5. 62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare
  6. 63 El Salvador 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway?
Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Norway was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
How does Norway rank for population aged 25-64, above primary education?
Norway ranks 60th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 25-64, above primary education rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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