Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Norway: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 96.3% (2020), 30th of 176 in the world and 17th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 98.5% (2024), 110th of 191 in the world and 38th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 98.7% (2024), 47th of 168 in the world and 18th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Norway in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 96.3%2020 | 30/176 | 17/51 | 76.4% | 98.8% | 96.3% | −2.5 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 98.5%2024 | 110/191 | 38/53 | 99.3%2001 | 99.6% | 98.9% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 98.7%2024 | 47/168 | 18/47 | 99.2%2001 | 99.7% | 99.2% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 116.3%2024 | 21/176 | 12/53 | 114.6%2001 | 113.0% | 119.9% | +2.8 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 99.1%2024 | 32/168 | 14/50 | 98.8%2001 | 99.8% | 99.6% | −0.5 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 95.5%2024 | 13/172 | 5/52 | 70.0%2001 | 72.1% | 87.2% | +17.4 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.4%2024 | 127/178 | 27/51 | 0.5%2001 | 0.3% | 1.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 8.62017 | 170/173 | 45/48 | · | · | · | — | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.4%2022 | 40/184 | 11/49 | 6.5% | 6.7% | 8.4% | −1.9 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 14.5%2022 | 63/179 | 10/49 | 15.6% | 15.1% | 14.8% | −2.8 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment+2.8 pp116.3% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+17.4 pp95.5% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−2.5 pp96.3% in 2020
- Primary completion−1.0 pp98.7% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−0.5 pp99.1% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+1.0 pp1.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Norway and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Norway. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Norway | Russia | Sweden | Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 96.3%2020 | 86.0%2019 | 100.4%2020 | 88.4%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 98.5%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 114.9%2024 | 98.9%2024 |
| Primary completion | 98.7%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 99.8%2024 | 97.2%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 116.3%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 132.0%2024 | 142.4%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 99.1%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 99.7%2024 | 97.8%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 95.5%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 84.0%2024 | 110.3%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.4%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.6%2024 | 1.8%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 8.62017 | 21.32017 | 12.22017 | 13.72017 |
| Education spending | 5.4%2022 | 4.2%2023 | 7.3%2022 | 6.4%2022 |