Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9032 GPIA
in 2003
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9032 GPIA, in 2003.
Norway ranks 5th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9779 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9277 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9092 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9032 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9032 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 2 Panama 1.08 GPIA compare
- 3 France 1.03 GPIA compare
- 4 Germany 1.01 GPIA compare
- 5 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Comoros 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cuba 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Eritrea 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Estonia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ethiopia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Fiji 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 5 India 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lesotho 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Monaco 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Madagascar 1 GPIA compare
- 5 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Mali 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Mongolia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Niger 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Pakistan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 5 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 5 South Africa 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Norway
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- 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)
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 1 GPIA 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 1.12 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9032 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 103 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 flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release