Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9506 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway stood at 0.9506 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9506 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Norway 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9979 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9846 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9893 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9945 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9926 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9506 GPIA | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9915 GPIA | 0.9846 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9881 GPIA | 0.9506 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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)
- 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 0.9506 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9506 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 31 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 5.7%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release