Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 83.5% in 2021. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Norway, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Norway is 83.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 86.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2008.
That places Norway 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1% | 74.6% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 78.9% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.5% | 85.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 31 Luxembourg 85.3% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 84.4% compare
- 33 Romania 83.8% compare
- 35 Colombia 83.1% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.9% compare
- 37 Denmark 82.5% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Norway was 83.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release