Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.5201 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.5201 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway peaked at 0.6239 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2517 LPIA, in 1970.
Norway ranks 34th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Norway, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2517 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.3846 LPIA | +52.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4501 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4498 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.452 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4523 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4587 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4623 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4628 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4738 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5767 LPIA | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5583 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5539 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5229 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.525 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5264 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6239 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5352 LPIA | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5627 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5201 LPIA | -7.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.5201 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.5201 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5464 LPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +52.8% | 0.2517 LPIA | 0.3846 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2517 LPIA | 0.2517 LPIA | 0.2517 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3846 LPIA | 0.3846 LPIA | 0.3846 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4542 LPIA | 0.4498 LPIA | 0.4623 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5359 LPIA | 0.4628 LPIA | 0.6239 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5414 LPIA | 0.5201 LPIA | 0.5627 LPIA | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway was 0.5201 LPIA 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 0.6239 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2517 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 91 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 down 6.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release