Enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 214,178 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway is 214,178 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 214,178 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 147,053 number, in 1971.
Norway ranks 109th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 147,053 number | — |
| 1972 | 149,348 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 161,204 number | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 161,163 number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 162,892 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 159,629 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 161,751 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 165,151 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 171,796 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 176,075 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 180,226 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 185,117 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 189,992 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 192,791 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 194,792 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 194,162 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 189,629 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 185,443 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 183,775 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 187,145 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 184,225 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 180,904 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 183,861 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 196,746 number | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 176,402 number | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 172,935 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 176,073 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 180,680 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 186,418 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 183,491 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 182,365 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 183,854 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 189,711 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 197,928 number | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 197,238 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 200,116 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 202,875 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 203,752 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 204,162 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 209,471 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 210,653 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 208,206 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 211,250 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 209,427 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 212,529 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 213,372 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 213,046 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 214,178 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159,999 number | 147,053 number | 171,796 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 187,200 number | 176,075 number | 194,792 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 182,539 number | 172,935 number | 196,746 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 194,549 number | 182,365 number | 204,162 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,348 number | 208,206 number | 214,178 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Norway was 214,178 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 214,178 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 147,053 number in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 109th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.