Lower secondary completion rate, female in Norway
Norway: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Norway recorded 98.9% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Norway peaked at 101.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2006.
Norway ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.1% | — |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 101.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 100.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 100.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Norway?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Norway was 98.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2006.
- How does Norway rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.