Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 80.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Norway, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 80.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Norway peaked at 80.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1981.
Norway ranks 60th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.4% | 74.2% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 76.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 77.3% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 76.5% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.5% | 80.8% | 6 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Norway was 80.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1981.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release