Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.22 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.22 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 2014.
Norway ranks 11th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.22 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)
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway was 1.22 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 1.22 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 37 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 2.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release