Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Norway

Norway: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6176 GPIA in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.6176 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 161 countries
All-time high
0.9938 GPIA
in 1989
All-time low
0.6176 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
36
1978–2018

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Norway, 1978–2018

00.20.40.60.811978199820181978: 0.865 GPIA1979: 0.891 GPIA1981: 0.932 GPIA1982: 0.946 GPIA1984: 0.969 GPIA1985: 0.977 GPIA1986: 0.977 GPIA1987: 0.992 GPIA1988: 0.991 GPIA1989: 0.994 GPIA1990: 0.953 GPIA1991: 0.914 GPIA1992: 0.862 GPIA1993: 0.774 GPIA1997: 0.728 GPIA1998: 0.767 GPIA1999: 0.764 GPIA2000: 0.781 GPIA2001: 0.781 GPIA2002: 0.784 GPIA2003: 0.78 GPIA2004: 0.786 GPIA2005: 0.781 GPIA2006: 0.757 GPIA2007: 0.718 GPIA2008: 0.681 GPIA2009: 0.673 GPIA2010: 0.698 GPIA2011: 0.709 GPIA2012: 0.685 GPIA2013: 0.666 GPIA2014: 0.643 GPIA2015: 0.629 GPIA2016: 0.627 GPIA2017: 0.62 GPIA2018: 0.618 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.6176 GPIA for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Norway peaked at 0.9938 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6176 GPIA, in 2018.

That places Norway 97th out of 161 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Norway, 1978 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1978 0.8645 GPIA
1979 0.8908 GPIA +3.0%
1981 0.9324 GPIA +4.7%
1982 0.9458 GPIA +1.4%
1984 0.9694 GPIA +2.5%
1985 0.977 GPIA +0.8%
1986 0.977 GPIA +0.0%
1987 0.9919 GPIA +1.5%
1988 0.9905 GPIA -0.1%
1989 0.9938 GPIA +0.3%
1990 0.9532 GPIA -4.1%
1991 0.9145 GPIA -4.1%
1992 0.8622 GPIA -5.7%
1993 0.7742 GPIA -10.2%
1997 0.7283 GPIA -5.9%
1998 0.7671 GPIA +5.3%
1999 0.7642 GPIA -0.4%
2000 0.7807 GPIA +2.2%
2001 0.7811 GPIA +0.0%
2002 0.7842 GPIA +0.4%
2003 0.7799 GPIA -0.5%
2004 0.7862 GPIA +0.8%
2005 0.781 GPIA -0.7%
2006 0.7569 GPIA -3.1%
2007 0.7177 GPIA -5.2%
2008 0.6808 GPIA -5.1%
2009 0.6727 GPIA -1.2%
2010 0.6985 GPIA +3.8%
2011 0.7086 GPIA +1.4%
2012 0.6853 GPIA -3.3%
2013 0.6662 GPIA -2.8%
2014 0.6432 GPIA -3.4%
2015 0.6286 GPIA -2.3%
2016 0.627 GPIA -0.3%
2017 0.6195 GPIA -1.2%
2018 0.6176 GPIA -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8776 GPIA 0.8645 GPIA 0.8908 GPIA 2
1980s 0.9722 GPIA 0.9324 GPIA 0.9938 GPIA 8
1990s 0.8234 GPIA 0.7283 GPIA 0.9532 GPIA 7
2000s 0.7521 GPIA 0.6727 GPIA 0.7862 GPIA 10
2010s 0.6549 GPIA 0.6176 GPIA 0.7086 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 94 Saint Lucia 0.6306 GPIA compare
  2. 95 Belarus 0.6292 GPIA compare
  3. 96 Macau, China 0.6238 GPIA compare
  4. 98 Denmark 0.61 GPIA compare
  5. 99 Thailand 0.605 GPIA compare
  6. 100 Ukraine 0.6016 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Norway?
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Norway was 0.6176 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.9938 GPIA in 1989.
What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6176 GPIA in 2018.
How does Norway rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
Norway ranks 97th out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, published as part of Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,342 data points, 1970–2019
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The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/