Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 0.9543 NPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway stood at 0.9543 NPIA. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway peaked at 0.9949 NPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9543 NPIA, in 2023.
That places Norway 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Norway, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9678 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9694 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9913 NPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9936 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.991 NPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9839 NPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9949 NPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9911 NPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.966 NPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9721 NPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9756 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9706 NPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9819 NPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.971 NPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9842 NPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9931 NPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9543 NPIA | -3.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.9543 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 NPIA, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.9543 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 NPIA, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9805 NPIA | 0.9678 NPIA | 0.9936 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9798 NPIA | 0.966 NPIA | 0.9949 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9772 NPIA | 0.9543 NPIA | 0.9931 NPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (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 0.9543 NPIA 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 0.9949 NPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9543 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 25th 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 3.7%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release