Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Norway
Norway: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 259,493 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
259,493
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 38 countries
All-time high
503,522
in 2013
All-time low
248,942
in 2015
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 259,493 for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Norway peaked at 503,522 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 248,942, in 2015.
Norway ranks 20th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 503,522 | — |
| 2014 | 249,882 | -50.4% |
| 2015 | 248,942 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 252,015 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 253,500 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 253,849 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 255,759 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 254,884 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 256,208 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 258,714 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 259,830 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 259,493 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 288,210 | 248,942 | 503,522 | 7 |
| 2020s | 257,826 | 254,884 | 259,830 | 5 |
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 pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Norway?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Norway was 259,493 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 503,522 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,942 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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