Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.6895 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6895 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
118th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.9646 GPIA
in 1975
All-time low
0.6631 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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 vocational in Norway is 0.6895 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway peaked at 0.9646 GPIA in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.6631 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Norway 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8918 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8866 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8858 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8678 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9646 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8244 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8163 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.844 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8615 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8558 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8896 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8929 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8443 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9126 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9242 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9411 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9376 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.937 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9114 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8825 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.849 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7943 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7773 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7141 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7394 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.758 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7881 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8073 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8251 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8293 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8315 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8425 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8563 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8301 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.805 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7742 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7424 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7265 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7575 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7667 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7321 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7309 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.706 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6839 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6939 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6944 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6885 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6794 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6631 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6673 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6795 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6893 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6895 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8714 GPIA | 0.8163 GPIA | 0.9646 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9063 GPIA | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.9411 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8021 GPIA | 0.7141 GPIA | 0.9114 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8063 GPIA | 0.7265 GPIA | 0.8563 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7134 GPIA | 0.6794 GPIA | 0.7667 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6777 GPIA | 0.6631 GPIA | 0.6895 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,331 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6775 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway was 0.6895 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9646 GPIA in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6631 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Norway ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release