Education in Vestfold (Agder og Sør-Østlandet, Norway): official figures

Upper secondary enrolment among 16- to 18-year-olds in Vestfold stood at 91.9% in 2025 (the 7th highest among Norway's 15 counties; Norway 91.7%), up from 91.1% in 2024.

How much is spent per pupil in upper secondary school in Vestfold?

Net upper secondary spending in Vestfold was NOK 208,067 per 16- to 18-year-old in 2025, the 7th lowest among Norway's 15 counties, up from NOK 206,368 in 2024.

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What does an upper secondary pupil cost in Vestfold?

Each upper secondary pupil in Vestfold cost the county about NOK 101,735 net in 2025, the 6th lowest among Norway's 15 counties.

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How many pupils per teacher are there in Vestfold?

There were 9.4 pupils for every full-time teacher post in upper secondary schools in Vestfold in 2025, the 2nd highest among Norway's 15 counties.

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How many pupils take vocational courses in Vestfold?

Vocational programmes took 53.5% of the upper secondary pupils in Vestfold in 2025, the 4th lowest among Norway's 15 counties.

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How big are upper secondary schools in Vestfold?

Upper secondary schools in Vestfold averaged 583 pupils each in 2025, the 2nd highest among Norway's 15 counties.

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How many apprentices are there in Vestfold?

In 2025 the county counted 2,166 apprentices alongside 9,729 pupils in Vestfold: 22.3 apprentices per 100 pupils (the 4th lowest among Norway's 15 counties).

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How Vestfold compares with other counties in Norway

Residents aged 16-18 in upper secondary education (%) (2025)

Vestfold ranks 7 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Residents aged 16-18 in upper secondary education (%)
4	Vestland	92.6%
5	Akershus	92.5%
6	Møre og Romsdal	92.5%
7	Vestfold	91.9%
8	Trøndelag/Trööndelage	91.7%
9	Buskerud	91.3%
10	Telemark	91.2%

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Net operating spending on upper secondary education per resident aged 16-18 (NOK) (2025)

Vestfold ranks 9 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Net operating spending on upper secondary education per resident aged 16-18 (NOK)
6	Trøndelag/Trööndelage	NOK 229,283
7	Telemark	NOK 223,292
8	Østfold	NOK 208,696
9	Vestfold	NOK 208,067
10	Rogaland	NOK 207,503
11	Vestland	NOK 206,806
12	Buskerud	NOK 205,957

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Pupils per teacher full-time equivalent in upper secondary schools (2025)

Vestfold ranks 2 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Pupils per teacher full-time equivalent in upper secondary schools
1	Oslo	12.5
2	Vestfold	9.4
3	Østfold	9.1
4	Møre og Romsdal	8.8
5	Akershus	8.7
6	Trøndelag/Trööndelage	8.6
7	Rogaland	8.4

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Upper secondary pupils in vocational programmes (%) (2025)

Vestfold ranks 12 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Upper secondary pupils in vocational programmes (%)
9	Innlandet	58.6%
10	Vestland	57.6%
11	Østfold	54.4%
12	Vestfold	53.5%
13	Buskerud	52.4%
14	Akershus	40.3%
15	Oslo	29.2%

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Apprentices per 100 upper secondary pupils (2025)

Vestfold ranks 12 of 15, highest first.

Rank	Area	Apprentices per 100 upper secondary pupils
9	Møre og Romsdal	26.9
10	Innlandet	26.4
11	Buskerud	23.6
12	Vestfold	22.3
13	Østfold	20.4
14	Akershus	14.7
15	Oslo	10.3

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Sources

Statistics Norway (SSB): Table 12609: Key numbers for upper secondary education by county authority (KOSTRA), 2015-2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 96ea1c5af232…)

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