Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.1 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9165 GPIA, in 2004.
Norway ranks 21st of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9165 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9308 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.944 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9581 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9757 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9875 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9996 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9165 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway was 1.1 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9165 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release