Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 43.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
43.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 168 countries
All-time high
55.3%
in 2004
All-time low
40.5%
in 2018
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 43.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway peaked at 55.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2018.
Norway ranks 28th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.0% | — |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 43.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.0%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 43.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.0% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 45.7% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 40.5% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.7% | 43.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- 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)
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 43.3% 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 55.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 168 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 2.2%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release