Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway
Norway: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 32.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway is 32.9%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway peaked at 40.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1973.
That places Norway 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.6% | — |
| 1972 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 21.0% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 24.8% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 39.1% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 19.6% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 23.8% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 32.9% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.5% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.9% | 34.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Norway was 32.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1973.
- How does Norway rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.