Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7281 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.7281 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% 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 0.7429 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6459 LPIA, in 2004.
Norway ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6459 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6514 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6597 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6627 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6727 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6773 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6867 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6956 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7429 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7072 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7119 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.718 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7281 LPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6616 LPIA | 0.6459 LPIA | 0.6773 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7129 LPIA | 0.6867 LPIA | 0.7429 LPIA | 7 |
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 0.7281 LPIA in 2019, 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 0.7429 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6459 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release