Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 71.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
71.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
193rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 1973
All-time low
64.0%
in 1994
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway stood at 71.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway peaked at 81.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1994.
Norway ranks 193rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 80.5% | — |
| 1972 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 80.5% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 80.0% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 78.8% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 77.4% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 76.6% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 74.6% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 73.0% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 67.6% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 68.1% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.3% | 78.8% | 81.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 74.1% | 70.8% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 64.0% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 69.9% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.7% | 71.3% | 5 |
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Norway?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway was 71.0% 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 81.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Norway ranks 193rd out of 219 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 down 0.2%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release