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

Norway: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 50.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
50.6%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
154th
of 179 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2018
All-time low
39.2%
in 2005
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Norway, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 47.5 %1999: 46.4 %2000: 42.7 %2001: 42.4 %2002: 42 %2003: 40.8 %2004: 39.5 %2005: 39.2 %2006: 40 %2007: 42.5 %2008: 44.8 %2009: 45.9 %2010: 46.1 %2011: 47.4 %2012: 48 %2013: 48.1 %2014: 49.3 %2015: 49.9 %2016: 49.6 %2017: 50.3 %2018: 50.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Norway stood at 50.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Norway peaked at 50.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2005.

Norway ranks 154th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Norway, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 47.5%
1999 46.4% -2.5%
2000 42.7% -7.9%
2001 42.4% -0.6%
2002 42.0% -1.0%
2003 40.8% -2.9%
2004 39.5% -3.3%
2005 39.2% -0.6%
2006 40.0% +2.0%
2007 42.5% +6.2%
2008 44.8% +5.2%
2009 45.9% +2.6%
2010 46.1% +0.5%
2011 47.4% +2.7%
2012 48.0% +1.3%
2013 48.1% +0.2%
2014 49.3% +2.4%
2015 49.9% +1.2%
2016 49.6% -0.6%
2017 50.3% +1.4%
2018 50.6% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.9% 46.4% 47.5% 2
2000s 42.0% 39.2% 45.9% 10
2010s 48.8% 46.1% 50.6% 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 151 Germany 53.5% compare
  2. 152 Cuba 52.8% compare
  3. 153 Egypt 52.7% compare
  4. 155 Russian Federation 49.3% compare
  5. 156 Poland 47.9% compare
  6. 157 Bulgaria 47.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Norway?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Norway was 50.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2005.
How does Norway rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Norway ranks 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.