Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 98.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway is 98.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2023.
Norway ranks 9th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.8% | — |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Norway was 98.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.