Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 100.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Norway, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 100.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2017.
Norway ranks 1st of 92 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.8% | — |
| 2007 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Norway?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Norway was 100.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release