Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 76.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
182nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
82.7%
in 1976
All-time low
68.6%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway is 76.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway peaked at 82.7% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 1994.
Norway ranks 182nd of 217 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 | 81.6% | — |
| 1972 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 81.9% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 80.4% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 82.7% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 82.1% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 81.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 79.6% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 78.7% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 75.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 74.1% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 73.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.7% | 80.4% | 82.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 71.8% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.9% | 68.6% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 69.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 74.2% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 76.3% | 77.3% | 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 76.5% 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 82.7% in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Norway ranks 182nd out of 217 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 0.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release