Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 65.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
65.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
197th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.4%
in 1973
All-time low
59.6%
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway stood at 65.8%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway peaked at 80.4% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 1994.
That places Norway 197th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 79.4% | — |
| 1972 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 79.1% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 79.0% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 78.1% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 77.7% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 77.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 72.4% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 69.9% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 65.6% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 64.9% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 60.9% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 59.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 66.1% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.0% | 77.2% | 80.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.9% | 69.9% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.6% | 59.6% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 63.8% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 65.9% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.6% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 194 Montenegro 67.8% compare
- 195 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 66.9% compare
- 196 Hungary 66.9% compare
- 198 New Caledonia 65.0% compare
- 199 Serbia 64.3% compare
- 200 Poland 64.0% compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,986 (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 65.8% 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 80.4% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Norway ranks 197th 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 down 0.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release