Adult learning and skills

The Introduction program, introduced in 2004, includes both the introduction program and the introduction benefit. The program is regulated by the Integration Act, which in 2021 replaced the Introduction Act from 2003.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

This report presents the Norwegian results from PIAAC cycle 2, the biggest international assessment of skills in literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem solving among adults aged 16 to 65 years. The data collection for the survey started in 2022 and was finished in 2023.

The report surveys adults' participation in various forms of lifelong learning. In this report, results from the survey on learning among adults 2022 are used to map participation in various types of education and training.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

This report provides the final results of the project “Improvements for the Norwegian AES”. The project was funded within the framework of the EU grants for the Adult Education Survey (AES) 2022 – Statistical infrastructure under IESS.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

The introduction program for newly arrived foreign nationals is an integration policy measure that all Norwegian municipalities are obliged to offer newly arrived refugees and their family reunifications in accordance with the Introduction Act (Act of 4 July 2003 no. 80).

The main purpose of this report is to conduct a descriptive study of whether the Norwegian language test results have implications on labour market participation among former participants in the introduction programme.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.