Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway is 56.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway peaked at 59.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2004.
That places Norway 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.0% | — |
| 1999 | 52.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 44.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.3% | 52.6% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 44.7% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 53.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.6% | 58.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Norway ranks 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release