Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 50.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, 2004β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway stood at 50.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway peaked at 50.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2004.
That places Norway 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 34.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 35.0% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 47.5% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 18 United States 52.0% compare
- 19 Iceland 51.9% compare
- 20 South Africa 51.1% compare
- 22 Bahrain 50.6% compare
- 23 New Zealand 48.1% compare
- 24 Cyprus 46.9% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (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 50.8% in 2023, 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 50.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release