Upper secondary completion in Norway
In Norway, 81.4% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.
Norway, 2021
81.4%
Change from 2020
−0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
85.8%
Upper 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.
| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 81.4% |
| 2020 | 81.7% |
| 2019 | 82.3% |
| 2018 | 81.1% |
| 2017 | 81.0% |
| 2016 | 77.9% |
| 2015 | 79.3% |
| 2014 | 79.2% |
| 2013 | 77.4% |
| 2012 | 71.2% |
| 2011 | 74.7% |
| 2010 | 72.8% |
| 2009 | 69.8% |
| 2008 | 71.8% |
| 2007 | 71.6% |
| 2006 | 72.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 81.7% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 74.7%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Lower secondary completion
100.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
3.8%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
6.9%
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
56.8%
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Adult participation in learning
21.5%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
6.0%
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