Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway
Norway: Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 79.8% for pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2013.
That places Norway 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 76.2% | — |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 79.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.8%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's 79.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.9% | 76.2% | 78.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.4% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway?
- Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway was 79.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Norway ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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