Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway
Norway: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 3.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway is 3.8, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway peaked at 18.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2022.
Norway ranks 41st of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.8 | — |
| 2007 | 18.4 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.4 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16.6 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.8 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7 | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 10.2 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.4 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 9.9 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | -68.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 3.8 | +8.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -68.4% | 9.8 | 3.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7 | 17 | 18.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.55 | 9.9 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.58 | 3.1 | 9.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Norway was 3.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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