Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Norway

Norway: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.9% in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Norway, 2004–2016

0.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.658 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.598 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.422 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.421 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.281 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.231 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.335 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.397 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.365 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.41 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.766 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.921 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.916 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.9% for working-age population with no education, primary education and below in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Norway peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.

That places Norway 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Austria 1.0%
  2. 1 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Gambia 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Mali 0.8% compare
  5. 6 Guinea 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Norway?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Norway was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
How does Norway rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Norway ranks 3rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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