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Highest and lowest school points

Average lower secondary school points for pupils leaving year 10.

Trysil has the highest school points of Norway's municipalities at 44.8 (2025). The lowest is Årdal at 37.1. Source: SSB (KOSTRA), table 12255, processed by Morning Analytics 2 November 2026.

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44.8Highest: Trysil
41.5Median of the municipalities
37.1Lowest: Årdal

Analysis: why are some at the top and others at the bottom?

We compared school points with every other municipal figure we have, from Statistics Norway, NIPH and the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Below are the figures that go most closely together with school points across the country, and what marks the municipalities at the top and bottom on those figures.

The pattern across the country

  • Municipalities that rank high on «Share with university or college education (16 and over)» most often also rank high on school points (moderate association, rank correlation 0.49 across 183 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 09429).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Life expectancy at birth (15-year period)» most often also rank high on school points (moderate association, rank correlation 0.33 across 183 municipalities; NIPH indicator 508).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median» most often also rank high on school points (moderate association, rank correlation 0.32 across 183 municipalities; Statistics Norway table 05671).
  • Municipalities that rank high on «Centrality (Statistics Norway's centrality index, 6 is most central)» most often also rank high on school points (moderate association, rank correlation 0.31 across 183 municipalities; Statistics Norway, centrality index).

The highest and the lowest

  • No. 1 Trysil (44.8) The municipality does not stand out on the figures that otherwise go together with the measure. The explanation probably lies in something we have no figures for. Goes against the pattern: «Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median» 465,000 kr (no. 308 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 05671). Most distinctive industry: sports- og fritidsaktiviteter og drift av fornøyelsesetablissementer, 7% of the jobs, 6.9 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 2 Bærum (44.5) Fits the pattern: «Share with university or college education (16 and over)» 56.4% (no. 1 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09429); «Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median» 638,400 kr (no. 1 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 05671); «Centrality (Statistics Norway's centrality index, 6 is most central)» 6 (no. 1 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway, centrality index). Most distinctive industry: arkitektvirksomhet og teknisk konsulentvirksomhet, og teknisk prøving og analyse, 7% of the jobs, 3.4 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 3 Hole (44.5) Fits the pattern: «Share with university or college education (16 and over)» 42.4% (no. 14 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09429); «Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median» 561,200 kr (no. 16 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 05671); «Centrality (Statistics Norway's centrality index, 6 is most central)» 4 (no. 27 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway, centrality index). Most distinctive industry: overnattingsvirksomhet, 5% of the jobs, 4.8 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 183 Årdal (37.1, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Life expectancy at birth (15-year period)» 81.8 (no. 262 of 348 from the top; NIPH indicator 508). Goes against the pattern: «Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median» 554,300 kr (no. 29 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 05671). Most distinctive industry: produksjon av metaller, 35% of the jobs, 90.8 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 182 Røros (37.8, among the lowest) The municipality does not stand out on the figures that otherwise go together with the measure. The explanation probably lies in something we have no figures for. Goes against the pattern: «Share with university or college education (16 and over)» 32.3% (no. 76 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09429). Most distinctive industry: produksjon av møbler, 5% of the jobs, 35.2 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).
  • No. 181 Vestnes (37.8, among the lowest) Fits the pattern: «Share with university or college education (16 and over)» 24.1% (no. 285 of 357 from the top; Statistics Norway table 09429); «Life expectancy at birth (15-year period)» 81.7 (no. 266 of 348 from the top; NIPH indicator 508). Most distinctive industry: produksjon av andre transportmidler, 11% of the jobs, 20.3 times the national share (Statistics Norway table 13470, 2025).

The analysis describes what goes together, not what causes what. Two figures can follow each other because both depend on something else, such as size, location or industry. The figures are from the latest year available for each source, so the years can differ. Rank correlation runs from −1 to 1; values near 1 mean the municipalities lie in roughly the same order on both measures.

What explains the placing?

  • 1. Trysil 44.8 8% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 2. Bærum 44.5 7% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 3. Hole 44.5 7% above the median of the municipalities.
  • 181. Vestnes 37.8 9% below the median of the municipalities.
  • 182. Røros 37.8 9% below the median of the municipalities.
  • 183. Årdal 37.1 11% below the median of the municipalities.
#Municipality County Inhabitants school points
101 Ringsaker Innlandet 36,199 41.3
102 Flekkefjord Agder 9,373 41.3
103 Harstad Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 25,204 41.3
104 Karmøy Rogaland 43,990 41.2
105 Sortland Nordland - Nordlánnda 10,748 41.2
106 Gjerdrum Akershus 7,478 41.2
107 Elverum Innlandet 21,937 41.2
108 Tønsberg Vestfold 60,246 41.2
109 Levanger Trøndelag - Trööndelage 20,807 41.2
110 Tysvær Rogaland 11,750 41.1
111 Fredrikstad Østfold 86,243 41.1
112 Modum Buskerud 14,776 41.1
113 Vestre Toten Innlandet 13,612 41.1
114 Tinn Telemark 5,515 41.1
115 Froland Agder 6,299 41.1
116 Verdal Trøndelag - Trööndelage 15,435 41.1
117 Nordre Land Innlandet 6,510 41.0
118 Farsund Agder 9,949 41.0
119 Hareid Møre og Romsdal 5,411 40.9
120 Vestvågøy Nordland - Nordlánnda 11,606 40.9
121 Kinn Vestland 17,356 40.9
122 Stord Vestland 19,276 40.9
123 Voss Vestland 16,438 40.9
124 Bjørnafjorden Vestland 26,753 40.9
125 Melhus Trøndelag - Trööndelage 17,828 40.9
126 Averøy Møre og Romsdal 6,007 40.8
127 Sør-Odal Innlandet 8,165 40.8
128 Holmestrand Vestfold 27,086 40.8
129 Sandefjord Vestfold 67,062 40.8
130 Lindesnes Agder 23,702 40.8
131 Ullensvang Vestland 10,929 40.8
132 Enebakk Akershus 11,697 40.7
133 Målselv Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 6,819 40.7
134 Hustadvika Møre og Romsdal 13,538 40.6
135 Alta Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 22,074 40.6
136 Rauma Møre og Romsdal 7,195 40.5
137 Aurskog-Høland Akershus 18,458 40.5
138 Ringerike Buskerud 31,942 40.5
139 Østre Toten Innlandet 14,925 40.5
140 Søndre Land Innlandet 5,603 40.5
141 Oppdal Trøndelag - Trööndelage 7,421 40.5
142 Halden Østfold 32,082 40.4
143 Ullensaker Akershus 45,982 40.4
144 Nes Akershus 24,948 40.4
145 Porsgrunn Telemark 37,435 40.4
146 Senja Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 14,946 40.4
147 Vefsn Nordland - Nordlánnda 13,481 40.3
148 Nome Telemark 6,529 40.2
149 Gloppen Vestland 5,976 40.2
150 Orkland Trøndelag - Trööndelage 18,840 40.2

Not ranked because the municipality has fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, where a few people can move the figure a lot (150): Alvdal (41.5), Andøy (42.2), Aremark (47.1), Askvoll (40.0), Aukra (43.2), Aure (42.6), Aurland (46.2), Austrheim (39.7), Bardu (42.4), Bindal (46.7), Bjerkreim (44.3), Bokn (46.0), Bremanger (41.4), Bygland (46.2), Bykle (48.1), Båtsfjord (41.6), Bø (37.1), Dovre (43.0), Drangedal (39.7), Dyrøy (38.5), Dønna (43.7), Eidfjord (46.8), Etne (42.2), Etnedal (44.4), Evenes (41.9), Evje og Hornnes (41.6), Fitjar (44.1), Fjaler (43.8), Fjord (43.7), Flatanger (45.4), Flesberg (43.2), Flå (42.5), Folldal (43.7), Frosta (37.9), Fyresdal (39.6), Gamvik (39.6), Gildeskål (40.4), Gjemnes (44.0), Gjerstad (41.8), Gol (42.4) …

Not available for 24 municipalities (hidden by the source, too small or not measured): Beiarn, Berlevåg, Engerdal, Fedje, Flakstad, Gratangen, Hasvik, Lavangen, Leka, Loppa, Modalen, Moskenes …