Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway

Norway: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 72.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
72.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
179th
of 205 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 1973
All-time low
64.0%
in 1994
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway, 1971–2018

020406080197119942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway stood at 72.1%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway peaked at 81.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1994.

Norway ranks 179th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Norway, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 80.5%
1972 81.4% +1.1%
1973 81.5% +0.1%
1974 80.5% -1.2%
1975 80.0% -0.6%
1976 80.8% +1.0%
1977 80.0% -0.9%
1978 79.5% -0.7%
1979 78.8% -0.9%
1980 77.9% -1.1%
1981 77.4% -0.7%
1982 76.6% -1.1%
1983 74.6% -2.6%
1984 74.2% -0.5%
1985 73.0% -1.5%
1986 72.3% -1.1%
1987 72.3% +0.1%
1988 72.1% -0.3%
1989 70.8% -1.7%
1990 68.5% -3.2%
1991 67.6% -1.4%
1992 67.5% -0.2%
1993 64.7% -4.1%
1994 64.0% -1.2%
1995 68.1% +6.5%
1996 66.9% -1.8%
1997 66.1% -1.2%
1998 69.6% +5.2%
1999 68.4% -1.6%
2000 67.1% -1.9%
2001 67.7% +0.8%
2002 68.2% +0.7%
2003 67.7% -0.6%
2004 67.0% -1.1%
2005 67.3% +0.4%
2006 67.4% +0.2%
2007 67.7% +0.5%
2008 68.9% +1.7%
2009 70.0% +1.7%
2010 69.9% -0.2%
2011 70.6% +1.0%
2012 71.0% +0.6%
2013 70.4% -0.7%
2014 71.1% +1.0%
2015 71.9% +1.0%
2016 71.4% -0.6%
2017 71.8% +0.6%
2018 72.1% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 80.3% 78.8% 81.5% 9
1980s 74.1% 70.8% 77.9% 10
1990s 67.2% 64.0% 69.6% 10
2000s 67.9% 67.0% 70.0% 10
2010s 71.1% 69.9% 72.1% 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 176 Cuba 72.6% compare
  2. 177 North Macedonia 72.4% compare
  3. 178 Mexico 72.3% compare
  4. 180 Romania 71.9% compare
  5. 181 Poland 71.9% compare
  6. 182 Australia 71.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway?
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Norway was 72.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 1973.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1994.
How does Norway rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Norway ranks 179th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.