Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 0.4308 GPIA in 2012. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, 2000–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.4308 GPIA for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4308 GPIA, in 2012.
Norway ranks 54th of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7901 GPIA | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9205 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.51 GPIA | -44.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6319 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6196 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4649 GPIA | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4407 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4308 GPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.919 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4455 GPIA | 0.4308 GPIA | 0.4649 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8692 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,436 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0401 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway was 0.4308 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4308 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 54th out of 55 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release