Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.8% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway stood at 97.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway peaked at 99.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2019.
Norway ranks 12th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.4% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 93.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.2% | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (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 97.8% 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 99.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 34 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 down 0.8%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release