Italy vs Norway: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Italy
36.8%
in 2023
Norway
39.1%
in 2024
Italy rank
169th
Norway rank
167th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 39.1% against 36.8% in Italy, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.
Italy ranks 169th and Norway ranks 167th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 40.8% | 14.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 35.8% | 10.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 41.5% | 9.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 39.8% | 3.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 39.1% against 36.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Italy and Norway?
- 2.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Italy ranks 169th and Norway ranks 167th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release