Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 83.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Norway, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 83.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Norway peaked at 83.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2012.
Norway ranks 33rd of 90 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, urban, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 74.6% | — |
| 2011 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.3% | 73.1% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 81.8% | 83.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Norway was 83.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release