Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway
Norway: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 68.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway stood at 68.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway peaked at 82.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 31st of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.9% | — |
| 2003 | 79.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 77.8% | 81.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 77.7% | 82.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 315,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Norway was 68.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).