Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 83.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Norway, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 83.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Norway peaked at 86.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.8%, in 2011.
Norway ranks 35th of 81 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, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.8% | — |
| 2011 | 76.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.9% | 76.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.6% | 85.2% | 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, urban, female in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Norway was 83.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.8% in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release