Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Norway
Norway: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
129th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2024
All-time low
0.9991 index
in 1982
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Norway, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Norway peaked at 1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9991 index, in 1982.
Norway ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Norway, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9992 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9991 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9996 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9997 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9998 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9998 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9998 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9999 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9995 index | 0.9991 index | 0.9999 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9999 index | 0.9998 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9998 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9999 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Norway?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Norway was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9991 index in 1982.
- How does Norway rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Norway ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.