Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 50.8% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, 2004β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 50.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway peaked at 53.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2004.
Norway ranks 14th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.5% | 36.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 37.4% | 51.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 50.8% | 53.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 11 South Africa 58.4% compare
- 12 Iceland 56.2% compare
- 13 United States 54.0% compare
- 15 Cyprus 49.4% compare
- 16 New Zealand 48.8% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 48.5% 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 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 53.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 77 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 31.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release