Share of the population with lower secondary education in Norway
Norway: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 98.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Norway, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with lower secondary education in Norway stood at 98.9%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Norway peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2023.
Norway ranks 9th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99.8% | — |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 3 |
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 the population with lower secondary education in Norway?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Norway was 98.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.