Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway is 1.01 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9995 LPIA, in 2013.
Norway ranks 8th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9995 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 0.9995 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 5 Israel 1.02 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1.01 LPIA compare
- 7 United States of America 1.01 LPIA compare
- 9 Switzerland 1.01 LPIA compare
- 10 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 11 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway was 1.01 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9995 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release