Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Norway, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Norway stood at 3.8%.
The figure is 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 nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 18.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.
That places Norway 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.8% | — |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -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 7.3%, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 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% | 17.0% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.9% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.1% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Norway?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Norway was 3.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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