Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 99.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2005
All-time low
99.3%
in 2022
Years of data
20
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway stood at 99.6%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 2022.
That places Norway 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.4% | — |
| 1990 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 99.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 99.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (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 2023, 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 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release