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Marks and national tests, lower secondary school
The statistics contain results from national tests as well as marks upon completion of compulsory education. National tests assess the pupils’ skills in reading, mathematics and English. The statistics also contain data on overall achievement marks, examination marks and lower secondary school points in the 10th grade.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Average overall archivement marks and score pointsDownload table as ...Average overall archivement marks and score points1
2024 2024 Score points, 5th grade Overall archievement mark, 10th grade Mathematics English Reading Mathematics English First choice form of Norwegian Both sexes 49.4 50.7 49.1 3.7 4.2 3.9 Boys 51.6 51.1 48.4 3.6 4.1 3.6 Girls 47.2 50.2 49.9 3.8 4.4 4.3 1Data for average overall archivement marks are publised in August, while data for national tests are published in November. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Average lower secondary school points, by gender, county and parents' educational attainment levelDownload table as ...Average lower secondary school points, by gender, county and parents' educational attainment level1
2024 All pupils All levels of education Parents' educational attainment level Basic school or no completed education Upper secondary education Tertiary education, 4 years or less Tertiary education, more than 4 years Unknown All pupils 61 784 42.2 35.6 39.3 43.4 46.7 34.8 Boys 31 818 40.3 33.7 37.3 41.5 44.8 32.8 Girls 29 966 44.3 37.5 41.4 45.6 48.7 37.1 Østfold 3 395 41.0 35.5 38.6 43.4 45.9 33.4 Akershus 8 899 42.7 35.2 39.5 43.4 46.7 36.0 Oslo 6 429 44.1 36.7 40.1 45.1 48.1 35.9 Innlandet 4 033 41.8 36.1 39.3 43.7 46.7 34.9 Buskerud 3 093 41.8 35.2 39.4 43.6 46.6 35.0 Vestfold 2 850 41.5 35.3 38.9 43.2 45.3 33.3 Telemark 1 964 41.0 36.1 38.5 42.7 45.9 32.6 Agder 3 850 41.6 35.3 38.9 43.2 45.9 35.3 Rogaland 6 164 42.3 35.7 39.3 43.3 46.7 35.1 Vestland 7 428 42.5 36.2 39.5 43.5 46.5 34.6 Møre og Romsdal 3 091 42.1 34.8 40.0 43.4 46.5 35.9 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 5 328 41.7 34.4 38.6 42.7 46.1 33.1 Nordland - Nordlánnda 2 610 42.1 34.5 40.1 43.7 47.0 35.3 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 1 824 42.2 36.9 39.3 42.6 46.1 35.2 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 808 40.4 35.6 38.4 42.3 44.2 33.8 10 points are not included Due to the government's decision to cancel exams in lower secondary school, lower secondary school points in 2020 and 2021 are only based on overall achievement marks, and are therefore not comparable with lower secondary school points from other school years. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Average overall achievement marks, by gender and parents' educational attainment levelDownload table as ...Average overall achievement marks, by gender and parents' educational attainment level
2024 All pupils Boys Girls Parents' educational attainment level Basic school or no completed education Upper secondary education Tertiary education, 4 years or less Tertiary education, more than 4 years Unknown English 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.7 3.4 Arts and crafts 4.5 4.1 4.8 3.9 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.0 Physical education 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.0 3.9 Mathematics 3.7 3.6 3.8 2.8 3.2 3.8 4.3 3.1 Food and health 4.6 4.3 4.9 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.9 3.9 Music 4.5 4.3 4.7 3.9 4.2 4.6 4.9 3.8 Natural Sciences 4.2 4.0 4.4 3.4 3.9 4.3 4.7 3.4 First choice form of Norwegian 3.9 3.6 4.3 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.4 3.0 Second choice form of Norwegian 3.8 3.5 4.1 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.2 3.4 Spoken Norwegian 4.3 4.0 4.6 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.7 3.4 Christianity, religion, philosophy and ethics 4.3 4.0 4.6 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.8 3.4 Social Sciences 4.3 4.1 4.5 3.6 4.0 4.5 4.8 3.4 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. Per centDownload table as ...Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. Per cent
2024 Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Both boys and girls All educational levels 23.0 51.1 25.9 27.2 47.0 25.8 28.7 47.2 24.1 Basic school or no completed education 25.6 57.3 17.1 50.9 41.7 7.4 51.8 39.4 8.8 Upper secondary education 25.1 54.1 20.7 37.1 48.0 14.9 37.7 47.2 15.0 Tertiary education 21.2 49.6 29.2 19.9 47.6 32.4 22.2 48.3 29.5 Unknown 39.2 42.6 18.2 55.6 34.1 10.4 41.3 41.4 17.3 Boys All educational levels 20.6 53.0 26.4 30.3 46.5 23.3 21.2 47.0 31.8 Basic school or no completed education 25.7 58.6 15.7 52.2 40.6 7.2 41.6 45.3 13.1 Upper secondary education 22.8 56.8 20.4 40.9 46.0 13.1 28.3 50.7 21.0 Tertiary education 18.5 51.4 30.1 23.1 47.7 29.2 15.8 46.0 38.3 Unknown 38.7 44.1 17.2 59.3 31.7 9.0 35.0 41.7 23.3 Girls All educational levels 25.4 49.2 25.4 24.0 47.6 28.4 36.3 47.5 16.2 Basic school or no completed education 25.4 56.1 18.5 49.6 42.9 7.5 62.0 33.5 4.5 Upper secondary education 27.5 51.5 21.0 33.4 50.0 16.7 47.2 43.8 9.1 Tertiary education 24.0 47.8 28.2 16.6 47.6 35.8 28.8 50.8 20.5 Unknown 39.7 41.1 19.3 52.0 36.4 11.6 47.9 41.2 10.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. Per centDownload table as ...Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by gender and parents' educational attainment level. Per cent
2024 Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Both boys and girls All educational levels 9.1 17.5 42.9 19.9 10.5 11.7 22.6 38.8 19.4 7.5 14.4 21.7 38.1 18.9 6.9 Basic school or no completed education 17.8 26.2 40.9 11.3 3.7 28.3 34.3 29.9 6.7 0.8 34.3 30.1 28.2 6.3 1.1 Upper secondary education 12.4 22.5 44.5 14.8 5.8 16.4 29.8 38.6 12.5 2.7 20.6 27.8 37.1 11.9 2.6 Tertiary education 5.8 13.9 43.2 23.5 13.6 6.5 17.9 40.7 24.4 10.5 8.8 17.9 40.1 23.6 9.5 Unknown 30.2 28.1 26.3 10.3 5.2 44.0 31.1 18.1 5.2 1.5 29.8 23.7 29.5 11.8 5.1 Boys All educational levels 8.7 16.9 43.3 20.3 10.8 14.0 24.1 37.1 18.5 6.4 13.3 18.2 37.5 21.8 9.1 Basic school or no completed education 17.5 26.8 41.4 11.1 3.3 32.1 34.1 27.1 6.2 0.6 30.9 27.1 31.7 8.8 1.5 Upper secondary education 11.9 21.8 45.5 14.8 5.9 19.6 30.6 36.1 11.5 2.2 19.5 23.8 38.0 14.9 3.8 Tertiary education 5.3 13.3 43.3 24.0 14.0 8.4 20.0 39.4 23.3 8.9 8.0 14.8 38.2 26.5 12.4 Unknown 31.6 26.7 26.6 9.9 5.3 49.5 27.8 15.4 5.6 1.7 28.7 20.1 29.5 14.2 7.4 Girls All educational levels 9.6 18.2 42.5 19.5 10.2 9.2 21.2 40.6 20.4 8.6 15.6 25.2 38.8 15.8 4.6 Basic school or no completed education 18.1 25.7 40.4 11.6 4.1 24.6 34.5 32.6 7.3 1.0 37.7 33.0 24.8 3.9 0.6 Upper secondary education 12.9 23.3 43.5 14.8 5.6 13.1 28.9 41.1 13.6 3.3 21.7 31.9 36.1 8.8 1.4 Tertiary education 6.3 14.6 43.1 22.9 13.2 4.6 15.7 42.0 25.6 12.1 9.6 21.2 42.1 20.5 6.6 Unknown 28.7 29.5 26.0 10.7 5.1 38.4 34.6 20.9 4.7 1.4 30.9 27.8 29.5 9.2 2.6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by gender and immigration category. Per centDownload table as ...Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by gender and immigration category. Per cent
2024 Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Both boys and girls Immigrants 19.4 22.6 35.3 14.6 8.2 29.6 30.9 27.1 9.3 3.0 26.6 25.2 31.0 12.9 4.3 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 8.2 17.6 44.0 20.1 10.1 17.6 28.8 35.7 13.5 4.4 19.8 26.3 35.3 14.1 4.5 Other pupils 8.2 17.0 43.5 20.4 10.8 9.1 21.0 40.4 21.3 8.3 12.4 20.6 39.2 20.2 7.6 Boys Immigrants 20.2 22.9 36.2 13.3 7.3 33.6 30.4 24.8 8.7 2.5 25.3 20.7 32.3 15.7 6.0 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 8.5 17.6 46.1 18.9 8.9 20.3 30.1 33.7 12.4 3.5 17.7 22.3 36.9 17.1 6.0 Other pupils 7.5 16.2 43.6 21.1 11.5 11.2 22.6 38.7 20.3 7.1 11.5 17.4 38.1 23.1 9.9 Girls Immigrants 18.5 22.3 34.3 15.8 9.1 25.6 31.5 29.4 9.9 3.5 28.0 29.8 29.8 10.0 2.5 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 7.9 17.6 41.9 21.2 11.3 15.0 27.6 37.6 14.5 5.2 21.8 30.3 33.8 11.1 3.0 Other pupils 8.9 17.8 43.5 19.6 10.2 6.8 19.2 42.1 22.3 9.6 13.4 24.0 40.5 17.1 5.1 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and immigration category. Per centDownload table as ...Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 5th grade, by gender and immigration category. Per cent
2024 Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering Mathematics 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Both boys and girls Immigrants 29.7 48.3 22.0 50.1 39.5 10.4 42.9 41.5 15.6 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 16.5 55.7 27.8 39.0 46.7 14.3 38.5 43.7 17.9 Other pupils 23.6 50.6 25.9 23.5 47.6 28.8 25.9 48.3 25.8 Boys Immigrants 30.6 49.0 20.4 52.2 38.3 9.5 34.2 44.7 21.0 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 16.7 57.9 25.5 42.6 45.0 12.4 29.0 46.6 24.5 Other pupils 20.5 52.5 27.0 26.7 47.3 26.0 18.9 47.2 33.9 Girls Immigrants 28.9 47.6 23.5 48.2 40.6 11.2 51.6 38.2 10.2 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 16.3 53.4 30.2 35.4 48.4 16.2 48.2 40.7 11.1 Other pupils 26.7 48.6 24.7 20.3 48.0 31.7 33.1 49.4 17.5 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 20 March 2024.
School county
Based on the school's address per 1.10 of the specific school year.
Ownership
Schools are either privately owned or public schools (i.e., owned by the state, municipalities or counties).
Marks, lower secondary school
Overall achievement mark
The overall achievement mark in each subject is based on a broad evaluation of the pupil’s competence in the subject.
Marks are awarded on a scale from 1 to 6, where mark 6 indicates that the pupil holds exceptionally high competence, and 1 indicates that the pupil has attained little competence in the subject.
Examination mark
The examination marks are based on single tests and are included on the school-leaving certificate awarded to all pupils when they leave the 10-year compulsory school. Normally, pupils are tested by a written examination in Norwegian, English or mathematics, and by oral examination in one subject. The scale used is identical to the one applied for overall achievement marks.
Lower secondary school points
Lower secondary school points are a combined measurement for all marks. The lower secondary school point score summarizes the pupil’s results in all the different subjects and is part of the admission criteria for upper secondary school.
School points are calculated by adding up each individual mark and dividing the sum by the number of marks. This average, with two decimals, is multiplied by 10.
If the pupil has attained marks in less than half of his/her subjects, the lower secondary school point score is set to zero. In these statistics, pupils with zero school points are excluded.
National tests
Mastering levels
The mastering levels follow the guidelines given by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.
There are three levels for 5th grade and five levels for 8th and 9th grade. The pupils are placed at the different levels based on the sum of their test scores.
Score points
In addition to mastering levels, the results can be measured in score points where the average in the scale is set at 50, with standard deviation 10.
The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training has developed a common scale that describes the skills of the pupils with the same numbers, even though the pupils' results are from different tests.
As of 2022, the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training has developed a new method for calculation of score points (see "Comparability over time and space" under the section "Production" for more information).
You can read more about the mastering levels and what the national tests asses at The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training (only in Norwegian).
Parents’ highest level of education is derived from register information in The National Education Database (NUDB).
Immigration category is coded according to Standard for immigration category 2008 . The term other pupils comprise the pupils in immigration categories A, D, E, F and G.
Grouping of countries is coded according to SSB's alternative grouping of countries:
- Group 1: EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
- Group 2: Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except EU/EEA.
The centrality of pupils' school municipality is coded according to the definitions in Centrality 2020.