Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 26.5% 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 26.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway peaked at 29.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2004.
Norway ranks 27th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 18.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.3% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 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)
- 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 26.5% 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 29.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 27th 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 32.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release