Quality education
Target 4.1: Free primary and secondary education
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
Indicator 4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
Indicator available Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex (4.1.1)
Target 4.1: Free primary and secondary education
Geographical coverage Norway
Unit of measurement Per cent
Definitions Minimum proficiency level (MPL) is the benchmark of basic knowledge in a domain (mathematics, reading) measured through learning assessments.
Available disaggregation for indicator Reading, mathematics, by sex
Source Ministry of Education and OECD http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/countryprofiles/NO.pdf
Data: time series, last update 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015
Metadata: last update 2020
Global metadata Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division
Target 4.2: Equal access to quality pre-primary education
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre‐primary education so that they are ready for primary education
Indicator 4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
Indicator available Participation in organized learning one year before the official primary entry age (4.2.2)
Target 4.2: Equal access to quality pre-primary education
Geographical coverage Norway
Unit of measurement Per cent
Definitions Participating in organized learning one year before the official primary entry age includes children in kindergarten and those who have entered primary school one year earlier
Available disaggregation for indicator By sex
Source Statistics Norway Education statistics and UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Data: time series, last update 2001 - 2017
Metadata: last update 2020
Global metadata Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division
Target 4.3: Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education
By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
Indicator 4.3.3 Percentage of youth (15-24) enrolled in technical and vocational education
Indicator available Percentage of youth (15-24) enrolled in technical and vocational education (4.3.3)
Target 4.3: Equal access to affordable technical, vocational and higher education
Geographical coverage Norway
Unit of measurement Per cent
Definitions Includes pupils and students enrolled in technical and vocational education, defined by the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011)
Available disaggregation for indicator By sex
Source Statistics Norway Education statistics and UNESCO Institute of Statistics
Data: time series, last update 2001 – 2017
Metadata: last update 2020
Global metadata Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division
Target 4.4: Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success
By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
Target 4.b: Expand higher education scholarships for developing countries
By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries