Lower secondary completion in Norway

In Norway, 100.0% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2013.

Measure: Completion rate, lower secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Norway, 2021 100.0% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 +0.8percentage points 2020: 99.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021 98.7% Middle value of 23 countries

Lower secondary completion in Norway over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Norway
2021 100.0%
2020 99.2%
2019 99.0%
2018 99.2%
2017 98.1%
2016 99.5%
2015 98.5%
2014 98.7%
2013 100.0%
2012 99.9%
2011 100.0%
2010 100.0%
2009 100.0%
2008 100.0%
2007 99.9%
2006 99.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 99.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 100.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Norway
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org