Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Norway
Gross tertiary enrolment in Norway was 95.5% in 2024.
Norway, 2024
95.5%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
78.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Norway over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 95.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 78.1%, the figure has changed by +17.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
56.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.5%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
6.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
21.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
6.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT