Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 52.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 52.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway peaked at 60.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2018.
That places Norway 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … upper both sexes vocational in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.5% | — |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 57.3% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 57.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 52.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 52.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.5% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 54.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.3% | 52.6% | 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 52.5% 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 60.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Norway ranks 25th 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 3.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release