Government expenditure on secondary … percentage GDP post-secondary in Norway
Norway: Government expenditure on secondary … percentage GDP post-secondary was 0.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 11th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Government expenditure on secondary … percentage GDP post-secondary in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -25.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Norway was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release