Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 83.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway is 83.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway peaked at 86.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2009.
That places Norway 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.4% | — |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.1% | 75.2% | 80.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 81.3% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 81.8% | 85.6% | 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)
- 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 83.7% 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 86.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 36 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 1.0%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release