Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Norway
Norway: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Norway peaked at 1.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 31st of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Norway?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Norway was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary 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