Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 79.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Norway, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 79.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Norway peaked at 80.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2012.
Norway ranks 30th of 94 countries on this measure, 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 | 66.7% | 63.2% | 68.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 62.7% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.3% | 79.5% | 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, upper secondary education, male in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Norway was 79.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release