Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 23.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 213 countries
All-time high
31.4%
in 1994
All-time low
17.3%
in 1976
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway is 23.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway peaked at 31.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1976.
That places Norway 36th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.4% | — |
| 1972 | 17.5% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 19.6% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 17.3% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 19.6% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 21.3% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 23.3% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 24.7% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 27.9% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 17.3% | 19.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 20.4% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.1% | 26.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.1% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 vocational in Norway?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway was 23.6% 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 31.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1976.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 213 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 0.6%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release