Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Norway
Norway: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Norway is 1.09 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Norway peaked at 1.12 index in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.06 index, in 2000.
That places Norway 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.12 index | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.08 index | 1.06 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.08 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Norway?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Norway was 1.09 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 1982.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Norway ranks 70th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.