Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Norway 4th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Saint Helena 1.14 GPIA compare
- 1 Suriname 1.25 GPIA compare
- 2 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Italy 1.2 GPIA compare
- 2 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 2 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 3 Poland 1.16 GPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1.13 GPIA compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 1.13 GPIA compare
- 7 Slovenia 1.13 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release