Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 112 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
75.3%
in 2005
Years of data
26
1998–2024
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2005.
That places Norway 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 82.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 87.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Norway
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 100.0% in 2024, 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 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release