Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway
Norway: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 60.9% 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 60.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway peaked at 66.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2018.
That places Norway 23rd 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 secondary education enrolled in in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.6% | — |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 61.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 58.6% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.2% | 61.6% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 57.2% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.7% | 60.9% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Norway was 60.9% 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 66.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Norway ranks 23rd 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 4.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release