Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Norway
Norway: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 6,106 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Norway recorded 6,106 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Norway peaked at 6,106 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,002 millions, in 1998.
Norway ranks 23rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Norway, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,002 millions | — |
| 2002 | 2,773 millions | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 3,058 millions | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3,302 millions | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 3,625 millions | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 3,727 millions | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4,004 millions | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 4,235 millions | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4,330 millions | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,352 millions | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,569 millions | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4,377 millions | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 4,299 millions | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,394 millions | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4,707 millions | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 5,013 millions | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 5,223 millions | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5,278 millions | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5,904 millions | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 6,106 millions | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,002 millions | 2,002 millions | 2,002 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,632 millions | 2,773 millions | 4,330 millions | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,617 millions | 4,299 millions | 5,223 millions | 8 |
| 2020s | 5,763 millions | 5,278 millions | 6,106 millions | 3 |
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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 government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Norway?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Norway was 6,106 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6,106 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,002 millions in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- Norway ranks 23rd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release