Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.6%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2021
All-time low
96.9%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, 2014–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway is 99.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
That places Norway 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.2% | — |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.9% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.2% | 99.6% | 2 |
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 primary education or higher in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway was 99.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release