Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Norway
Norway: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0609 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Norway, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.0609 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2017.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.0689 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0553 units per person, in 1997.
Norway ranks 128th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0624 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0637 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0682 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0667 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0661 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0656 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0654 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0655 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.067 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0678 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0681 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0686 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0689 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0687 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0683 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0673 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0654 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0634 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0613 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0606 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0588 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0579 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0572 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0603 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.058 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0557 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0553 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.058 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0579 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0555 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0555 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.056 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0571 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0584 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0586 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0596 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0604 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0612 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0616 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0622 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0623 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0612 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0614 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0608 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0614 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0607 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0609 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0656 units per person | 0.0624 units per person | 0.0682 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0668 units per person | 0.0613 units per person | 0.0689 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.058 units per person | 0.0553 units per person | 0.0606 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0584 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0616 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0607 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 125 Bahrain 0.0615 units per person compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 0.0613 units per person compare
- 127 North Macedonia 0.061 units per person compare
- 129 Montenegro 0.0607 units per person compare
- 130 Netherlands 0.0602 units per person compare
- 131 Belarus 0.06 units per person compare
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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Norway?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Norway was 0.0609 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0689 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0553 units per person in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Norway ranks 128th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.