Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.37 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway is 1.37 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6169 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Norway 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6169 GPIA | 0.6169 GPIA | 0.6169 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9793 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 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)
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway was 1.37 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6169 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release