Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Norway
Norway: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 38.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Norway, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Norway is 38.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Norway peaked at 67.9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.9, in 2005.
Norway ranks 43rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.9 | — |
| 2006 | 65.9 | +640.4% |
| 2007 | 67.9 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 62.6 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 58.7 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 52.3 | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 58 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 56.8 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 53.6 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 45.4 | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 47.8 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 47.9 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.9 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 44.4 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 35 | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 37.9 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 50.8 | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 40.2 | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 42.4 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 38.1 | -10.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 38.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.85, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 38.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.6, 66% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +640.4% | 8.9 | 65.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8 | 8.9 | 67.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.31 | 35 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.88 | 37.9 | 50.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 41 Slovenia 39.7 compare
- 41 Slovenia 39.7 compare
- 44 Netherlands 33.5 compare
- 44 Netherlands 33.5 compare
- 46 Denmark 32.8 compare
More population data for Norway
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Norway?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Norway was 38.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Norway ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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