Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 43.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway is 43.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Norway peaked at 44.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1970.
Norway ranks 16th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 18.4% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 26.7% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 31.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 42.4% | 44.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 13 Armenia, Republic of 46.4% compare
- 14 Sweden 45.2% compare
- 15 Cyprus 43.9% compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 18 Switzerland 41.6% compare
- 19 Lithuania 41.3% compare
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 43.3% 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 44.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 129 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 15.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release