Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.32 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway is 1.32 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.16 GPIA, in 2004.
Norway ranks 8th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway was 1.32 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 1.34 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 71 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 5.1%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release