Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 76.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Norway, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 76.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Norway peaked at 81.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 2012.
Norway ranks 29th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71.1% | — |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.2% | 67.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 76.4% | 81.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Norway was 76.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release