Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.31 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway stood at 1.31 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway peaked at 1.31 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.23 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Norway 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.23 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.3 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.31 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.31 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.18 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
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 1.31 GPIA 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 1.31 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Norway ranks 8th 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 up 2.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release