Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.22 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 1970–2023
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 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% 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, 0.4659 GPIA, in 1970.
Norway ranks 26th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4659 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.51 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5828 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.793 GPIA | +36.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9666 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9821 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9856 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +6.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.22 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 | +36.1% | 0.5828 GPIA | 0.793 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4879 GPIA | 0.4659 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.5828 GPIA | 0.5828 GPIA | 0.5828 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9455 GPIA | 0.793 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 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 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 0.4659 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 127 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 3.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release