Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 80.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway stood at 80.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway peaked at 83.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1970.
Norway ranks 37th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.2% | 34.1% | 38.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 69.8% | 82.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 73.4% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 76.8% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.1% | 82.6% | 3 |
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)
- 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 upper secondary education or in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway was 80.9% 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 83.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 37th out of 140 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 down 0.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release