Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Norway
Norway: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 82.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Norway, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Norway is 82.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Norway peaked at 82.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2012.
That places Norway 28th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 66.8% | — |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 66.1% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.7% | 66.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.7% | 82.4% | 2 |
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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, urban, male in Norway?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Norway was 82.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release