Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9965 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9965 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
47th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6559 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.9965 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway peaked at 1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6559 GPIA, in 1970.
Norway ranks 47th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6559 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.6943 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7418 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8957 GPIA | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9533 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9591 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9624 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9629 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9662 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9259 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9221 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9435 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9487 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9654 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9607 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9649 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9881 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9815 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9846 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9965 GPIA | -0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.9965 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.9965 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6751 GPIA | 0.6559 GPIA | 0.6943 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7418 GPIA | 0.7418 GPIA | 0.7418 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9426 GPIA | 0.8957 GPIA | 0.9624 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9494 GPIA | 0.9221 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.9649 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9965 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 1 |
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 upper secondary education or in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Norway was 0.9965 GPIA in 2022, 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 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6559 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Norway ranks 47th out of 137 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release