Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6544 GPIA, in 1970.
Norway ranks 29th of 107 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, completed upper secondary education or in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6544 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.8957 GPIA | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 0.921 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9136 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9347 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9401 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9559 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9522 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9601 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9867 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9712 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9855 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6544 GPIA | 0.6544 GPIA | 0.6544 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8957 GPIA | 0.8957 GPIA | 0.8957 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9362 GPIA | 0.9136 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9563 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9855 GPIA | 1 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 upper secondary education or in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6544 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release