Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 98.4% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2023.
That places Norway 10th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 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 98.4% 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 99.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 131 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 1.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release