Norway's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 99.3 % in 2001 to 98.5 % in 2024.
Norway · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Norway's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 114.6 % in 2001 to 116.3 % in 2024.
Norway's tertiary enrolment rose from 70.0 % in 2001 to 95.5 % in 2024.
Norway's children out of school, primary rose from 2,267 in 2001 to 6,077 in 2024.
Norway's primary completion rate fell from 99.2 % in 2001 to 98.7 % in 2024.
Norway's tertiary attainment rose from 15.6 % in 1981 to 50.2 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
10th of 45 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Norway's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 20.6 % in 1981 to 56.8 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
24th of 40 · 19th in Europe & C. Asia
Norway's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 66.5 % in 1981 to 83.9 % in 2025.
Norway's expected years of schooling rose from 16.2 yrs in 1994 to 18.8 yrs in 2023.
Norway's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 4.4 yrs in 1875 to 12.1 yrs in 2020.
Norway's learning poverty fell from 11.9 % in 2001 to 4.3 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −1.5 pts33rd of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.6 pts59th of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −4.6 %2nd of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Norway.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data