Norway's labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) was 65.13% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 10.78 percentage points from 75.9% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 65.13% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 74.83% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 75.9% | 2014 |
| Highest | 82.78% | 1998 |
| Lowest | 65.13% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 72.44% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 81.33% | 1996 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Norway's labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) fell 2.44 percentage points on 2023 (from 67.56% to 65.13%).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2023), the average change was −0.51 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.16 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.37 percentage points in 1997 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.14 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.1 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Norway had the 55th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 65.13% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 70.75% | 2024 |
| High income | 68.59% | 2024 |
Closest to Norway in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 29 values
| Year | Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.13 |
| 2023 | 67.56 |
| 2022 | 68.9 |
| 2021 | 73.04 |
| 2020 | 74.81 |
| 2019 | 74.83 |
| 2018 | 75.24 |
| 2017 | 74.23 |
| 2016 | 74.7 |
| 2015 | 75.97 |
Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Norway
- Net migration — 29,798 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 124,006 (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 4.05% (2025)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 4.81% (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 4.46% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 68.61% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) — 67.03% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Norway's labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education)?
- 65.13% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is down 16.2 percentage points from 81.33% in 1996. The highest value was 82.78% in 1998 and the lowest 65.13% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank?
- 55th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education) unusual for Norway?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.INTM.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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